Ajla Tomljanovic has reached her first tour-level quarterfinal in virtually two years after recovering to beat Zhu Lin in three units on the WTA Birmingham Traditional.
Birmingham, UK, 20 June 2024 | Matt Trollope@AjlaTom defeats Zhu 6-7(6), 6-1, 6-4 for her first tour-level QF for the reason that 2022 US Open!#RothesayClassic pic.twitter.com/Z8dFz9kPIO
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Final week she certified for the 100K ITF occasion in Surbiton – she finally reached the quarters – and has superior to the identical stage in Birmingham, that means she has received six of her previous seven matches on grass.
Relationship again to 2021, she is a powerful 19-7 on grass.
This marks the Australian’s first tour-level quarterfinal for the reason that 2022 US Open.
Having begun the season simply inside the highest 300, Tomljanovic is projected to rise to world No.170 along with her newest end result.
This shall be her first assembly with Fernandez.
Aussies in motion – Birmingham
RESULTS
Girls’s singles, second spherical
Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) d Zhu Lin (CHN) 6-7(6) 6-1 6-4
COMING UP
Girls’s singles, quarterfinals
Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) v [6] Leylah Fernandez (CAN)
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