Wimbledon: Aussie women progress in qualifying

One other profession first is inside tantalising attain for Olivia Gadecki, who claimed an emphatic win within the opening spherical of the Wimbledon 2023 women’ singles qualifying competitors.

Gadecki, who’s aiming to contest the principle draw at The Championships for the primary time, was considered one of 4 Australian ladies to advance at Roehampton.

Jaimee Fourlis, Priscilla Hon and Storm Hunter additionally recorded first-round wins, shifting one step nearer to a coveted main-draw entry on the grass-court Grand Slam.

Showcasing fearless aggression, the 21-year-old Gadecki was significantly spectacular in her 6-3 6-4 elimination of American teenager Katrina Scott.

Gadecki struck 24 winners – in comparison with 5 from her opponent  – as she accomplished her eye-catching victory in simply over an hour.

Jamiee Fourlis drew on all her combating spirit to outlast former world No.35 Polona Hercog 6-3 4-6 6-3 in a contrasting two-hour, eight-minute battle.

The Melbourne-born Fourlis, who certified for The Championships in 2022, struck 30 winners in opposition to the skilled Slovakian.

Hon continued her good report within the first spherical of Wimbledon qualifying, advancing with a business-like 6-2 6-3 win over Frenchwoman Amandine Hesse.

Hunter constructed on her satisfying season with a 7-5 6-4 win over British wildcard Mingge Xu.

Thus far this 12 months, the 28-year-old Hunter has gained 18 of her 25 singles matches.

It was a harder day for fellow Australian ladies Arina Rodionova and Kimberly Birrell, who every suffered straight-sets losses.

Aussies in motion – Wimbledon

RESULTS
Girls’ qualifying singles, first spherical
[27] Olivia Gadecki (AUS) d Katrina Scott (USA) 6-3 6-4
Storm Hunter (AUS) d [WC] Mingge Xu (GBR) 7-5 6-4
Jaimee Fourlis (AUS) d Polona Hercog (SLO) 6-3 4-6 6-3
Priscilla Hon (AUS) d Amandine Hesse (FRA) 6-2 6-3
Dayana Yastremska (UKR) d [15] Kimberly Birrell (AUS) 6-4 6-3
Laura Siegemund (GER) d Arina Rodionova (AUS) 6-2 6-1

COMING UP
Girls’ qualifying singles, second spherical
[27] Olivia Gadecki (AUS) v Ann Li (USA)
Storm Hunter (AUS) v [1] Elina Avanesyan
Jaimee Fourlis (AUS) v [21] Viktoria Hruncakova (SVK)
Priscilla Hon (AUS) v Lucrezia Stefanini (ITA)