Burnie, Australia, 29 January 2024 | Leigh Rogers
Rinky Hijikata headlines the sector because the Australian Professional Tour hits Tasmania this week.
The world No.71 is the highest seed within the males’s singles draw on the Burnie Worldwide.
Hijikata, the defending champion on the ATP Challenger occasion, will face fierce competitors from a powerful contingent of Aussie opponents.
This consists of Marc Polmans, Adam Walton, Tristan Schoolkate, Omar Jasika and James McCabe.
Hayden Jones, a 17-year-old who superior to the Australian Open boys’ singles quarterfinals, is a wildcard entry.
> VIEW: Burnie Worldwide males’s singles draw
Priscilla Hon, Destanee Aiava and Jaimee Fourlis lead the Australian cost in an ITF 75 girls’s singles occasion, being held concurrently on the Burnie Tennis Membership.
That is the primary of two consecutive Australian Professional Tour occasions, a collection of annual skilled tournaments held in Australia annually, to be held in Burnie.
“The Australian Professional Tour is an integral a part of the excessive efficiency pathway for our rising athletes,” stated Tennis Australia’s Professional Tour Supervisor Fiona Luscombe.
“Having the ability to host worldwide occasions comparable to ITF Professional Tour proper right here in Australia is so vital for offering native athletes and people from throughout the Asia-Pacific area the chance to expertise competing at a global stage.”
> VIEW: Australian Professional Tour calendar
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