Queensland expertise Emerson Jones costs into the quarterfinals of the Wimbledon 2024 ladies’ singles competitors.
London, Nice Britain, 12 July 2024 | Leigh Rogers
For the primary time in 13 years, an Australian has progressed to the ladies’ singles quarterfinals at Wimbledon.
Emerson Jones continued her spectacular march by the draw on the All England Membership immediately, scoring a complete 6-1 6-2 victory in opposition to Sixteenth-seeded Bulgarian Iva Ivanova.
The third seed wanted solely 49 minutes to win her third-round match, confidently hanging 29 winners to her 17-year-old opponent’s 13.
This effort sees the 16-year-old from the Gold Coast turn into the primary Australian to succeed in a ladies’ singles quarterfinal at Wimbledon since Ash Barty’s title-winning run 13 years in the past.
Jones names grass as her favorite floor, noting how the quick courts and shorter rallies go well with her recreation model.
“I play fairly good on grass I really feel, so I’m fairly assured,” she mentioned.
It continues a record-breaking yr for the Nationwide Tennis Academy athlete within the junior Grand Slam tournaments.
On the Australian Open in January, the then-15-year-old grew to become the primary native to advance to a ladies’ singles remaining in 16 years.
Jones loved doubles success at Roland Garros final month, changing into the primary Australian in 10 years to succeed in a ladies’ doubles semifinal in Paris.
Jones has reunited this week together with her Roland Garros doubles accomplice, Italian Vittoria Paganetti.
The sixth-seeded duo progressed to the Wimbledon ladies’ doubles quarterfinal with a 6-3 4-6 [10-6] victory immediately in opposition to Bulgarians Rosita Dencheva and Elizara Yaneva.
Jones and Paganetti recovered from an 0-4 deficit within the match tiebreak, successful 10 of the ultimate 12 factors to shut out a hard-fought win.
That is the most effective consequence for an Australian within the Wimbledon ladies’ doubles occasion in 9 years, with Destanee Aiava and Olivia Tjandramulia the final to succeed in the quarterfinal stage in 2015.
Aussies in motion – Wimbledon
RESULTS
Ladies’ singles, third spherical
[3] Emerson Jones (AUS) d [16] Iva Ivanova (BUL) 6-1 6-2
Ladies’ doubles, second spherical
[6] Emerson Jones (AUS)/Vittoria Paganetti (ITA) d Rosita Dencheva (BUL)/Elizara Yaneva (BUL) 6-3 4-6 [10-6]
14/u boys’ singles, round-robin
Scott Watson (GBR) d Lucas Han (AUS) 6-4 7-5
Jordan Lee (USA) d Taiki Takizawa (AUS) 6-0 6-4
14/u ladies’ singles, round-robin
Solar Xinran (CHN) d Tori Russell (AUS) 6-0 6-0
Raya Kotseva (USA) d Tori Russell (AUS) 6-2 6-2
COMING UP
Ladies’ singles, quarterfinals
[3] Emerson Jones (AUS) v Monika Stankiewicz (POL)
> VIEW: Wimbledon 2024 ladies’ singles draw
Ladies’ doubles, quarterfinals
[6] Emerson Jones (AUS)/Vittoria Paganetti (ITA) v Reina Goto (JPN)/Ruth Roura Llaverias (ESP)
> VIEW: Wimbledon 2024 ladies’ doubles draw
14/u boys’ singles, round-robin
Lucas Han (AUS) v Stan Put (NED)
Lucas Han (AUS) v Demian Agustin Luna (ARG)
Taiki Takizawa (AUS) v Aran Selvaraasan (GBR)
Taiki Takizawa (AUS) v Rafalentino Ali Da Costa (INA)
> VIEW: Wimbledon 2024 14/u boys’ singles draw
14/u ladies’ singles, round-robin
Tori Russell (AUS) v Liv Zingg (GBR)
> VIEW: Wimbledon 2024 14/u ladies’ singles draw
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