Aussie stars Kimberly Birrell, Thanasi Kokkinakis and Rinky Hijikata are all competing at an Australian Professional Tour occasion in Playford this week.
Adelaide, Australia, 22 October 2023 | Leigh Rogers
High-100 stars Kimberly Birrell, Thanasi Kokkinakis and Rinky Hijikata headline spectacular attracts at an Australian Professional Tour occasion in South Australia this week.
The Metropolis of Playford Tennis Worldwide, a mixed ATP Challenger for males and an ITF 60 event for ladies, is being performed on the Playford Tennis Centre in Adelaide.
Kokkinakis, a 27-year-old South Australian who at the moment sits at a career-high rating of world No.68, is the highest seed within the males’s singles draw.
The 22-year-old Hijikata, who captured his maiden ATP Challenger title in Playford final 12 months, returns because the world No.70 and the No.2 seed.
They’ll compete alongside a robust contingent of Aussies, together with James Duckworth, Marc Polmans, Dane Sweeny and Tristan Schoolkate.
Omar Jasika and Blake Mott, the winners of Australian Professional Tour titles up to now month, will even compete.
> VIEW: Metropolis of Playford Tennis Worldwide males’s singles draw
Birrell broke into the world’s prime 100 final month and is seeking to proceed a career-best season in her return to Playford.
The 25-year-old from the Gold Coast is the defending champion and prime seed within the girls’s singles draw.
Different Aussie contenders embrace Astra Sharma and Jaimee Fourlis, in addition to current Australian Professional Tour title winners Priscilla Hon, Destanee Aiava and Taylah Preston.
> VIEW: Metropolis of Playford Tennis Worldwide girls’s singles draw
Qualifying motion on the Metropolis of Playford Tennis Worldwide started at this time.
Fundamental-draw motion begins tomorrow, with finals to be performed on Sunday 29 October. Entry for spectators is free.
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