James Duckworth continues his red-hot type to maneuver into the second spherical within the Wimbledon 2024 males’s qualifying singles competitors.
London, Nice Britain, 25 June 2024 | Leigh Rogersrecorded a formidable victory of his personal, and Andrew Harris had been in Duckworth’s nook as he triumphed 6-7(8) 6-2 6-4 in opposition to German Benjamin Hassan.
“It was an excellent robust match,” Duckworth informed tennis.com.au. “That first set was actually troublesome, I didn’t get many probabilities on his serve all through the set after which the tiebreak I clearly had a few probabilities. I used to be upset with a few unforced errors on my set factors, however I used to be actually pleased with the way in which I bounced again within the second and third. I actually turned up my aggression and I believed that was the distinction in the long run.”
Harris, a 30-year-old from Melbourne, peaked at world No.84 in doubles final 12 months and was an Australian Open combined doubles semifinalist in January. He’s at the moment travelling with Duckworth as his coach.
“He’s had some again points, so he’s taking a while off (from competing) and simply assessing the place he needs to go together with his tennis,” Duckworth defined. “For the second, he’s serving to me.”
After spending a trial week working collectively on the ATP event in Houston in April, they formalised their new teaching partnership simply earlier than Roland Garros.
“He’s been actually pushing me to play the appropriate type and get me to be extra aggressive,” Duckworth mentioned.
“We went again and watched a whole lot of footage from after I was taking part in my greatest tennis in 2021 and elevated aggression, we thought, was the most important distinction from every now and then. In order that’s one thing we’ve actually been working onerous on over the previous four-to-five weeks.”
It’s an method that’s clearly paying off, with Duckworth profitable 9 of his 12 grass-court matches previously month. This included a shocking victory in opposition to world No.14 Ben Shelton at an ATP event in Stuttgart.
These outcomes have helped Duckworth’s rating climb to world No.78, up virtually 30 locations previously 4 weeks.
> RANKING MOVERS: Duckworth rises to highest place since September 2022
This fast rise, nevertheless, got here too late to keep away from taking part in qualifying at Wimbledon this week.
“Clearly you don’t need to be taking part in qualifying, you’d relatively be in the principle draw,” the previous world No.46 acknowledged. “However I accepted it six weeks in the past when the minimize was executed. I knew I most likely was going to be taking part in qualies, and that’s simply the way in which it was.
“At the moment I wasn’t taking part in properly sufficient. I didn’t need to be in the principle draw on my type and the quantity of factors I had accrued wasn’t as much as scratch. I feel I’ve improved lots since then and now my rating displays that.”
As he seems to proceed his resurgence, Duckworth is making ready to face world No.148 Nicolas Moreno De Alboran within the second spherical.
“I’m actually pleased with how I’ve been taking part in and I’m seeking to construct on that this week,” mentioned Duckworth, who has beforehand accomplished profitable qualifying campaigns at Wimbledon in 2013 and 2014.
South Australians Li Tu and Alex Bolt are additionally by means of to the second spherical. Tu loved dream debut on the event by profitable his first-round match, whereas Bolt made the most of a late call-up into the draw.
Aussies in motion – Wimbledon
RESULTS
Males’s qualifying singles, first spherical
[4] James Duckworth (AUS) d Benjamin Hassan (GER) 6-7(8) 6-2 6-4
Li Tu (AUS) d Valentin Royer (FRA) 6-3 7-6(5)
[Alt] Alex Bolt (AUS) d Nicolas Kicker (ARG) 6-1 6-4
[3] Zizou Bergs (BEL) d Omar Jasika (AUS) 6-2 7-5
[9] David Goffin (BEL) d Marc Polmans (AUS) 6-3 6-1
[10] Damir Dzumhur (BIH) d Tristan Schoolkate (AUS) 6-4 7-6(3)
Hugo Dellien (BOL) d Philip Sekulic (AUS) 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3
Bernabe Zapata Miralles (ESP) d Dane Sweeny (AUS) 7-5 6-1
COMING UP
Girls’s qualifying singles, first spherical
[7] Arina Rodionova (AUS) v [WC] Amelia Rajecki (GBR)
[27] Astra Sharma (AUS) v Varvara Lepchenko (USA)
[32] Kimberly Birrell (AUS) v Arianne Hartono (NED)
Olivia Gadecki (AUS) v [6] Maria Timofeeva
Talia Gibson (AUS) v [19] Jana Fett (CRO)
Priscilla Hon (AUS) v [28] Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE)
Taylah Preston (AUS) v Natalija Stevanovic (SRB)
Maya Joint (AUS) v Andreea Mitu (ROU)
Destanee Aiava (AUS) v Anastasiya Soboleva (UKR)
[Alt] Maddison Inglis (AUS) v [22] Sara Bejlek (CZE)
> VIEW: Wimbledon 2024 ladies’s qualifying singles draw
Males’s qualifying singles, second spherical
[4] James Duckworth (AUS) v Nicolas Moreno De Alboran (USA)
Li Tu (AUS) v [6] Luca Van Assche (FRA)
[Alt] Alex Bolt (AUS) v Rudolf Molleker (GER)
> VIEW: Wimbledon 2024 males’s qualifying singles draw
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