Making his Grand Slam debut wins at senior degree, Jin Woodman will lead Australia’s largest quad wheelchair singles group in Australian Open historical past.
Melbourne, VIC, 21 January 2025 | Jackson Mansell
At six years of age, Jin Woodman was within the stands at Melbourne Park as Dylan Alcott gained his first of a document 15 Grand Slams at Australian Open 2015.
That day would encourage Woodman to chase his goals and at some point emulate the efforts of his idol.
“After I was six years previous, like, my very first time coming right here on the AO, I noticed Dylan Alcott profitable his very first Grand Slam. I mentioned to myself, ‘I wish to be on that court docket, get to the AO [and] signify Australia’,” he recalled.
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“After he gained, I mentioned hey, requested him for an autograph. Then he advised me to ‘go to your goals, I’ll see you within the large courts at some point’. I believed it was a joke, but it surely truly made me consider in myself like, ‘You already know what, I’ll make that dedication, I’ll see you on court docket’.”
At Australian Open 2025, the 15-year-old will lead Australia’s greatest illustration within the Quad Wheelchair singles at Melbourne Park, becoming a member of Heath Davidson and Finn Broadbent within the draw.
On Tuesday, Woodman will face Davidson in his open-age Grand Slam debut – one thing that gives combined feelings for the Victorian.
“It feels superb contemplating it’s my first AO within the quads, [playing on] residence soil and every thing,” he mentioned. “My household and buddies are very pleased for me, so I’m actually nervous and excited on the identical time, contemplating tomorrow, I’m taking part in in opposition to one other Aussie in [front of] a giant crowd on [Court 6]. So, it’s good that the entire efforts have paid off, like going worldwide. Taking part in good paid off.”
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The teen has progressed in leaps and bounds. Ranked world No.2 in boys’ competitors and world No.20 in quad singles, Woodman gained 5 quad singles titles in 2024. He additionally competed on the US Open Junior Wheelchair Championships.
World No.9 Heath Davidson is Australia’s highest-ranked participant throughout all classes. The 37-year-old shall be hoping to construct on his quarterfinals look at Australian Open 2024, the place he misplaced to Donald Ramphadi in three units.
Wildcard Finn Broadbent rounds out the Australian quad singles discipline. He faces fourth seed Ahmet Kaplan within the opening spherical. The 23-year-old has reached new heights since their Megasaray Cup quarterfinal encounter final 12 months.
Broadbent has since moved into the highest 30 and has represented Australia on the BNP Paribas World Staff Cup.
Anderson Parker headlines the boys’s wheelchair singles competitors. Following his most wins in a season thus far in 2024, the 26-year-old will play world No.1 Tokito Oda within the first spherical, as he goals for his first Grand Slam victory.
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