Ladies’ world No.1 junior Emerson Jones and her brother Hayden Jones will compete within the ITF World Tennis Tour Junior Finals in Chengdu, China this month.
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The 16-year-old this yr grew to become the primary Australian woman to achieve junior world No.1 since Jelena Dokic in 1998 and was the primary Aussie since Luke Saville 12 years in the past to achieve two junior Grand Slam finals in the identical yr.
She completed runner-up to Slovak Renata Jamrichova on the Australian Open and Wimbledon.
Hayden Jones in motion on the 2024 US Open. Photograph: Getty Pictures
Older brother Hayden secured the final direct qualifying spot within the boys’ occasion, following the likes of Casper Ruud, Andrey Rublev, Taylor Fritz, Lorenzo Musetti and Holger Rune, who’ve all competed in it earlier than him.
The 18-year-old reached the boys’ singles quarterfinals on the Australian Open this yr and subsequently cracked the highest 10 within the ITF junior rankings in April 2024, changing into the primary Australian since Rinky Hijikata 5 years in the past to take action.
“It’s superior, actually. I used to be, I believe, first or a few reserves out and I used to be sort of actually wanting ahead to stepping into it,” Hayden mentioned. “I used to be truly pondering I used to be going to overlook it, so to get a late call-up is superior.
“Simply realizing that the fellows which can be the highest of the sport proper now and have been on the prime have been by way of this pathway, it places us in actually good stead to know we’re monitoring in the way in which that we wish to transfer ahead and the way we wish to progress into the gamers we wish to grow to be.”
Emerson will be a part of the likes of British US Open ladies’ champion Mika Stojsavljevic and three-time Grand Slam ladies’ doubles champion Tyra Caterina Grant within the ladies’ subject, whereas Hayden will take his place alongside the likes of Spain’s US Open boys’ singles champion, Rafael Jodar.
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2024 ITF World Tennis Tour Junior Finals – Ladies
Emerson Jones (AUS)
Tyra Caterina Grant (USA)
Laura Samson (CZE)
Wakana Sonobe (JPN)
Teodora Kostovic (SRB)
Mika Stojsavljevic (GBR)
Jeline Vandromme (BEL)
Kristina Penickova (USA)
Antonia Vergara Rivera (CHI) – alternate
2024 ITF World Tennis Tour Junior Finals – Boys
Rafael Jodar (ESP)
Mees Rottgering (NED)
Maxim Mrva (CZE)
Luca Preda (ROU)
Jan Kumstat (CZE)
Charlie Robertson (GBR)
Theo Papamalamis (FRA)
Hayden Jones (AUS)
Kim Jangjun (KOR) – alternate
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