Australian Jordan Thompson is thru to the second spherical at an ATP 500 grass-court match in London, whereas Ajla Tomljanovic scored a first-round win in Birmingham.
London, Nice Britain, 18 June 2024 | Rhys de Deugd
Queen’s Membership, Nice Britain
Jordan Thompson is thru to the ultimate 16 on the Queen’s Membership for the third time in his profession after an upset win over seventh seed Holger Rune.
The Australian snapped a five-match dropping streak with a 4-6 7-6(4) 6-3 victory over the star Dane, in what was a powerful show within the pair’s first assembly.
Thompson was on music along with his serving, permitting Rune only one break level alternative within the first set, and nil for the remainder of the match.
“I served fairly nicely the entire day and he served nicely as nicely,” Thompson mentioned.
“Only a break right here and there that determined the match, and a tiebreaker.”
The world No.43 will both face compatriot Alexei Popyrin or five-time Queen’s champion Andy Murray within the second spherical as he eyes off a maiden quarterfinal on the prestigious occasion in London.
Becoming a member of Thompson within the second spherical is fellow Sydneysider Rinky Hijikata, who superior handed world No.28 Frances Tiafoe when the American retired early within the third set.
Hijikata began strongly within the first set by profitable 40 % of his return factors, which allowed him to say two breaks of serve and take the opener 7-5.
Tiafoe fought again to say the second set, earlier than stopping after one sport within the decider as a result of a fall leading to a hip damage.
“Up till that time I felt I used to be enjoying fairly nicely, I felt like I had a reasonably good serving efficiency at this time,” Hijikata mentioned as he strikes into the second spherical on the Queen’s Membership for the primary time.
“Clearly not the best way you need to undergo and I really feel fairly terrible for Frances, hopefully he can recuperate fast.”
The grass-court expertise towards highly-ranked opponents will give Hijikata an amazing increase as he units his sights in the direction of his Wimbledon main-draw debut later this month.
“Taking part in Wimbledon has all the time been a dream of mine and I used to be fairly shattered a pair years in the past once I misplaced final spherical of ‘qualies’,” Hijikata mentioned.
“Being (in) alone advantage this yr is an enormous constructive and I’m actually wanting ahead to it.”
Aussies in motion – Queen’s Membership
RESULTS
Males’s singles, first spherical
Jordan Thompson (AUS) d [7] Holger Rune (DEN) 4-6 7-6(4) 6-3
[Q] Rinky Hijikata (AUS) d Frances Tiafoe (USA) 7-5 4-6 1-0 ret.
Males’s qualifying doubles, first spherical
Julian Money (GBR)/Robert Galloway d [1] John Friends (AUS)/Jordan Thompson (AUS) 6-7(4) 6-3 [13-11]
[2] Alexander Erler (AUT)/Lucas Miedler (AUT) d [WC] Rinky Hijikata (AUS)/Henry Patten (GBR) 6-7(4) 6-4 [10-10]
COMING UP
Males’s singles, first spherical
[2] Alex de Minaur (AUS) v Lorenzo Musetti (ITA)
[Q] Alexei Popyrin (AUS) v [WC] Andy Murray (GBR)
Males’s doubles, first spherical
[1] Matt Ebden (AUS)/Rohan Bopanna (IND) v Qualifier
Alex de Minaur (AUS)/Sebastian Korda (USA) v [2] Rajeev Ram (USA)/Joe Salisbury (GBR)
Males’s singles, second spherical
[Q] Rinky Hijikata (AUS) v TBD
Jordan Thompson (AUS) v TBD
Birmingham, Nice Britain
Ajla Tomljanovic made a promising begin to her Birmingham marketing campaign, breezing previous Anna Blinkova 6-2 6-1 within the opening spherical.
The 2-time Wimbledon quarterfinalist wanted simply 77 minutes to set a second-round assembly with China’s Zhu Lin, who denied third seed Sorana Cirstea on the WTA 250 occasion.
Tomljanovic, who missed three of the 4 majors final yr as a result of a knee damage, was again on courtroom in simply her fifth occasion since February.
The 31-year-old final week received 4 straight matches for the primary time since November en path to an ITF quarterfinal on grass at Surbiton, the place she fell to compatriot Olivia Gadecki.
We like to see @Ajlatom again doing what she does on the grass 🌱🤩#GoAussies pic.twitter.com/wvDZNQlTin
— TennisAustralia (@TennisAustralia) June 17, 2024
Aussies in motion – Birmingham
RESULTS
Girls’s singles, first spherical
Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) v Anna Blinkova 6-2 6-1
Girls’s singles, qualifying last spherical
Daria Saville (AUS) d Cristina Bucșa (ESP) 7-6(5) 6-4
COMING UP
Girls’s singles, second spherical
Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) v Zhu Lin (CHN)
Girls’s singles, first spherical
Daria Saville (AUS) v [2] Barbora Krejcikova (CZE)
Girls’s doubles, first spherical
Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS)/Sorana Cirstea (ROU) v [WC] Samantha Murray Sharan (GBR)/Eden Silva (GBR)
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