Paris, France, 6 June 2025 | Jackson Mansell
Historical past is on the road for Emerson Jones on Friday as she goals to turn out to be the primary participant since Maria Emilia Salerni in 2000 to succeed in a Grand Slam women’ singles ultimate on each floor.
The 16-year-old seeks to pair her Australian Open 2024 and Wimbledon 2024 finals appearances with a spot in Saturday’s Roland Garros championship match.
First, Jones must get by her semifinal towards Austrian Lilli Tagger, whom she defeated within the Australian Open women’ semifinal earlier this 12 months.
READ: Jones surges into Australian Open women’ singles semifinal
The junior world No.2 seeks to affix Jelena Dokic within the historical past books. Dokic was the final Australian to advance to a Roland Garros women’ singles ultimate, attaining the feat in 1998.
The highest-seeded Australian will enter Friday’s match aiming to duplicate the dominance displayed in her quarterfinal win over American Julieta Pareja.
Jones created stress for the No.9 seed within the 7-5 6-4 victory, committing 12 fewer unforced errors and producing 10 extra break level alternatives.
Victory on Friday might arrange a possible Roland Garros ultimate with doubles associate Hannah Klugman, who battles Bulgarian Rositsa Dencheva within the different semifinal.
You may watch the Roland Garros 2025 motion reside in Australia on the 9 Community and Stan Sport from 7pm AEST.
AUSSIES IN ACTION
COMING UP – ROLAND GARROS DAY 12
Women’ singles, semifinals
[1] Emerson Jones [AUS] v Lilli Tagger [AUT] – First match, Courtroom 10
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