Australian Tristan Schoolkate qualifies at an ATP event for the primary time in his profession at a grass-court occasion within the Netherlands.
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The fast-rising Aussie, a winner in 11 of his previous 14 matches, now turns his consideration to a first-round assembly with American Sebastian Korda.
Schoolkate’s profitable qualifying marketing campaign boosts the variety of Aussie representatives within the males’s singles draw to seven.
Aussies in motion – ‘s-Hertogenbosch
RESULTS
Males’s qualifying singles, ultimate spherical
Tristan Schoolkate (AUS) d [3] Zizou Bergs (BEL) 6-2 6-3
Girls’s qualifying singles, ultimate spherical
[5] Jessika Ponchet (FRA) d [4] Taylah Preston (AUS) 6-7(9) 7-6(5) 6-4
COMING UP
Males’s singles, first spherical
[1] Alex de Minaur (AUS) v Bye
[8] Jordan Thompson (AUS) v Milos Raonic (CAN)
Max Purcell (AUS) v Aleksandar Vukic (AUS)
Alexei Popyrin (AUS) v Rinky Hijikata (AUS)
[Q] Tristan Schoolkate (AUS) v [7] Sebastian Korda (USA)
Girls’s singles, first spherical
Arina Rodionova (AUS) v [3] Ekaterina Alexandrova
Males’s doubles, first spherical
[4] Max Purcell (AUS)/Jordan Thompson (AUS) v Ryan Seggerman (USA)/Patrik Trhac (USA)
John-Patrick Smith (AUS)/Andreas Mies (GER) v [3] Ivan Dodig (CRO)/Henry Patten (GBR)
[WC] Rinky Hijikata (AUS)/Mackenzie McDonald (USA) v Sebastian Korda (USA)/Tommy Paul (USA)
Nottingham, Nice Britain
Kimberly Birrell has certified at a WTA 250 grass-court event in Nottingham.
After shedding solely a single sport in her opening match, the 26-year-old Australian continued her dominant run with a 6-2 6-2 victory in opposition to compatriot Destanee Aiava within the ultimate qualifying spherical. Birrell misplaced solely 11 factors on serve within the 61-minute encounter.
This marks the primary time since August final 12 months that world No.164 Birrell has accomplished a profitable qualifying marketing campaign at WTA degree.
The in-form Birrell, a winner in 14 of her previous 17 matches, now faces British qualifier Emily Appleton within the first spherical.
Aussies in motion – Nottingham
RESULTS
Girls’s qualifying singles, ultimate spherical
[4] Kimberly Birrell (AUS) d [8] Destanee Aiava (AUS) 6-2 6-2
[5] Lucrezia Stefanini (ITA) d [7] Talia Gibson (AUS) 6-4 6-1
COMING UP
Girls’s singles, first spherical
Daria Saville (AUS) v [4] Clara Burel (FRA)
[Q] Kimberly Birrell (AUS) v [Q] Emily Appleton (GBR)
Girls’s doubles, first spherical
[2] Ellen Perez (AUS)/Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) v Alycia Parks (USA)/Alana Smith (USA)
Stuttgart, Germany
James Duckworth has certified for an ATP 250 grass-court event in Stuttgart.
The 32-year-old Australian secured his main-draw spot with a 6-3 3-6 6-3 victory in opposition to native hope Rudolf Molleker within the ultimate qualifying spherical.
World No.105 Duckworth will face a fellow qualifier, Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert, within the opening spherical.
Aussies in motion – Stuttgart
RESULTS
Males’s qualifying singles, ultimate spherical
[3] James Duckworth (AUS) d Rudolf Molleker (GER) 6-3 3-6 6-3
COMING UP
Males’s singles, first spherical
[Q] James Duckworth (AUS) v [Q] Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA)
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