Storm Hunter is the final remaining Australian within the Wimbledon 2023 girls’ doubles competitors.
London, Nice Britain, 9 July 2023 | Leigh Rogers
Storm Hunter and Belgian accomplice Elise Mertens have moved one step nearer to claiming the Wimbledon 2023 girls’ doubles crown.
The third seeds had been main 6-2 2-0 in opposition to Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu and Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina when their second-round match was postponed yesterday.
That match was scheduled to renew right now, nonetheless world No.7 Hunter and world No.8 Mertens superior when their opponents conceded defeat.
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Hunter is the final remaining Australian within the girls’ doubles competitors, after Daria Saville and Ukrainian accomplice Kateryna Baindl bowed out within the second spherical in straight units.
In blended doubles motion, Matt Ebden and Ellen Perez accomplished their delayed first-round match in opposition to world No.13 Hugo Nys of Monaco and world No.30 Laura Siegemund of Germany.
The fifth-seeded Australians, who’re teaming up for the primary time at this event, recorded a 6-3 6-4 victory to make a promising begin to their marketing campaign.
Jason Kubler and New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe had been unable to take advantage of an alternate spot within the draw, exiting within the first spherical to world No.14 Marcelo Arevalo of El Salvador and world No.28 Marta Kostyuk from the Ukraine.
In the meantime, wildcards Alex de Minaur and Katie Boulter had been eradicated within the second spherical in opposition to world No.25 Joran Vliegen of Belgium and world No.27 Xu Yifan from China.
Aussies in motion – Wimbledon
RESULTS
Women’ doubles, second spherical
[3] Storm Hunter (AUS)/Elise Mertens (BEL) d Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU)/Anhelina Kalinina (UKR) 6-2 2-0 ret.
Wu Fang-Hsien (TPE)/Zhu Lin (CHN) d Daria Saville (AUS)/Kateryna Baindl (UKR) 6-4 6-3
Blended doubles, first spherical
[5] Matt Ebden (AUS)/Ellen Perez (AUS) d Hugo Nys (MON)/Laura Siegemund (GER) 6-3 6-4
Marcelo Arevalo (ESA)/Marta Kostyuk (UKR) d [Alt] Jason Kubler (AUS)/Erin Routliffe (NZL) 7-5 6-2
Blended doubles, second spherical
Joran Vliegen (BEL)/Xu Yifan (CHN) d [WC] Alex de Minaur (AUS)/Katie Boulter (GBR) 6-3 4-6 7-6(2)
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COMING UP
Women’ doubles, third spherical
[3] Storm Hunter (AUS)/Elise Mertens (BEL) v TBC
> VIEW: Wimbledon 2023 girls’ doubles draw
Blended doubles, second spherical
[5] Matt Ebden (AUS)/Ellen Perez (AUS) v Kevin Krawietz (GER)/Yang Zhaoxuan (CHN)
> VIEW: Wimbledon 2023 blended doubles draw
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