Australian Kimberly Birrell dropped solely a single set throughout a formidable run at an ITF 75 event in Fukuoka this week.
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This week’s most excellent performers embrace:
Alex de Minaur: The 25-year-old is having fun with a career-best run in singles on the ATP Masters 1000 event in Rome (Italy), progressing by to the third spherical. He subsequent faces Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Matt Ebden: The 36-year-old’s quest to regain the world No.1 rating continues to be alive on the ATP Masters 1000 occasion in Rome, progressing to the second spherical in doubles alongside Indian associate Rohan Bopanna.
Aleksandar Vukic: The 28-year-old scored his first main-draw win at an ATP Masters 1000 clay-court event, beating former world No.8 Diego Schwartzman within the opening spherical in Rome.
Calum Puttergill: The 30-year-old gained the doubles title at an ATP Challenger event in Wuxi (China) alongside American Reese Stalder. It’s Puttergill’s tenth profession title and first since April 2023.
Philip Sekulic: The 20-year-old was a singles semifinalist at an ATP Challenger event in Wuxi. This was Sekulic’s greatest outcome since July 2023.
Matthew Romios: The 25-year-old teamed with Poland’s Piotr Matuszewski to achieve the doubles semifinals on the ATP Challenger event in Wuxi. It was their third semifinal look at this stage collectively this season.
Adam Walton: The 25-year-old superior to his seventh singles quarterfinal of the season at ATP Challenger stage, reaching the ultimate eight in Wuxi. The in-form Walton has now gained 13 of his 17 previous matches.
Kimberly Birrell: The 26-year-old was topped the singles champion at an ITF 75 event in Fukuoka (Japan). It’s Birrell’s sixth profession ITF singles title and her largest since February 2023.
Arina Rodionova: The 34-year-old was a singles quarterfinalist on the ITF 75 event in Fukuoka. Rodionova has now gained six of her previous eight matches.
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Olivia Gadecki: The 22-year-old progressed to her first singles quarterfinal of the season at an ITF 75 event in Saint-Gaudens (France). Gadecki was additionally a doubles quarterfinalist alongside Brit Alicia Barnett.
Jaimee Fourlis: The 24-year-old gained the doubles title at an ITF 75 event in Prague (Czech Republic) alongside Czech
Heath Davidson: The 37-year-old performed a starring position in Australia’s third-place end within the quad wheelchair occasion on the World Staff Cup in Antalya (Turkey), profitable eight of his 10 matches throughout the week.
Hayden Jones: The 17-year-old claimed the boys’ singles title at an ITF J300 event in Nonthaburi (Thailand). It’s Jones’ third ITF junior singles title of the season, bettering his report this yr to 24 wins from 27 matches.
Ty Host: The 16-year-old was a boys’ singles semifinalist on the ITF J300 event in Nonthaburi. Host additionally superior to the doubles semifinals alongside New Zealand’s Harry Pugh.
Lily Taylor: The 17-year-old reached the women’ singles semifinals on the ITF J300 event in Nonthaburi. Taylor was additionally a doubles quarterfinalist with India’s
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