Australian qualifier Jaimee Fourlis is thru to the second spherical at a WTA 500 grass-court event in Germany.
Berlin, Germany, 20 June 2023 | Leigh Rogers
Berlin, Germany
Jaimee Fourlis is having fun with an unbelievable run at a WTA 500 event in Berlin.
The 23-year-old Australian, who earlier this week scored her career-first top-100 win to qualify for the primary draw, has progressed to the second spherical.
Fourlis’ first-round conflict with world No.69 Wang Xinyu was locked at one-set apiece when the Chinese language participant retired.
This handed world No.218 Fourlis her fourth profession main-draw win at WTA stage and first since July 2019.
Fourlis underwent a shoulder reconstruction in 2020 and is making solely her ninth WTA main-draw look since her return.
The resilient Fourlis, who has received 5 ITF singles titles from seven remaining appearances since August 2021, is now set to face world No.4 Caroline Garcia.
It will likely be her first assembly with a top-10 participant since shedding to world No.10 Svetlana Kuznetsova as a 17-year-old wildcard on the Australian Open in 2017.
Aussies in motion – Berlin
RESULTS
Ladies’s singles, first spherical
[Q] Jaimee Fourlis (AUS) d [Q] Wang Xinyu (CHN) 3-6 7-5 ret.
COMING UP
Ladies’s singles, second spherical
[Q] Jaimee Fourlis (AUS) v [3] Caroline Garcia (FRA)
Ladies’s doubles, quarterfinals
[1] Ellen Perez (AUS)/Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) v TBC
Birmingham, Nice Britain
Storm Hunter has made a promising begin to her grass-court season, combining with American Alycia Parks to attain a first-round doubles win in Birmingham.
The world No.6-ranked Australian and 22-year-old Parks, who’re teaming up for the primary time, recorded a 6-3 6-4 victory in opposition to Georgia’s Natela Dzalamidze and American Sabrina Santamaria on the WTA 250 event.
This units up a quarterfinal showdown with Wimbledon 2019 champions, Hsieh Su-Wei and Barbora Strycova.
Aussies in motion – Birmingham
RESULTS
Ladies’s doubles, first spherical
[3] Storm Hunter (AUS)/Alycia Parks (USA) d Natela Dzalamidze (GEO)/Sabrina Santamaria (USA) 6-3 6-4
COMING UP
Ladies’s doubles, quarterfinals
[3] Storm Hunter (AUS)/Alycia Parks (USA) v Hsieh Su-Wei (TPE)/Barbora Strycova (CZE)
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