Aussie wildcards Ellen Perez, Destanee Aiava and Astra Sharma all characteristic in second-round qualifying matches at this time at Australian Open 2023.
Melbourne, Australia, 11 January 2023 | Leigh Rogers
5 Australians have superior to the second spherical within the Australian Open 2023 ladies’s qualifying singles competitors.
That is solely the fifth time this has occurred in an Australian Open ladies’s qualifying singles draw previously 30 years.
Priscilla Hon and Zoe Hives are main the Aussie cost, alongside wildcards Destanee Aiava, Astra Sharma and Ellen Perez.
All play their second-round matches at Melbourne Park at this time.
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Aussies in motion:
[WC] Destanee Aiava (AUS) v Arianne Hartono (NED)
Girls’s qualifying singles, second spherical, 1573 Enviornment, first match (from 10am AEDT)
Aiava, a 22-year-old wildcard, made a promising begin to her qualifying quest, scoring a primary Grand Slam-level win in three years. After battling off-court struggles previously yr, the big-hitting world No.325 is embracing the chance to compete in her “favorite match”. Her second-round opponent, 26-year-old Hartono, is aiming to qualify on the Australian Open for a second consecutive yr. World No.237 Hartono eradicated nineteenth seed Ylena In-Albon within the first spherical.
Head-to-head report: First assembly
Zoe Hives (AUS) v Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva (AND)
Girls’s qualifying singles, second spherical, Kia Enviornment, second match
At world No.770, Hives is the lowest-ranked participant on this yr’s ladies’s qualifying singles draw. But the 26-year-old Victorian is proving she will be able to problem the world’s finest. After two years sidelined with sickness, Hives certified at Wimbledon in her return final season. To realize the identical feat at her dwelling Grand Slam, Hives should overcome a extremely rated Andorran teen within the second spherical. The 17-year-old Jimenez Kasintseva is ranked No.184 and gained the Australian Open 2020 ladies’ singles title.
Head-to-head report: First assembly
> READ: Zoe Hives – “It’s been a reasonably lengthy journey”
[WC] Ellen Perez (AUS) v Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (ESP)
Girls’s qualifying singles, second spherical, Court docket 8, third match
Perez is likely one of the world’s top-ranked doubles gamers however her focus is solely on singles this week. The 27-year-old wildcard, who has a singles rating of No.362, yesterday scored her first Australian Open singles win in six years. Perez is now aiming to progress to the ultimate qualifying spherical for the primary time. Standing in her means is Bouzas Maneiro, a 20-year-old Spaniard contesting Grand Slam qualifying for the primary time and presently ranked at a career-high world No.183.
Head-to-head report: First assembly
> VIEW: Australian Open 2023 ladies’s qualifying singles draw
Priscilla Hon (AUS) v Katherine Sebov (CAN)
Girls’s qualifying singles, second spherical, Court docket 3, fourth match
Hon is the highest-ranked Aussie within the qualifying draw. The world No.169 scored a three-set win yesterday and now faces a 24-year-old Canadian. Sebov, the world No.191, upset second seed and up to date Adelaide Worldwide finalist Linda Noskova within the opening spherical. Hon, additionally 24, is taking a pressure-free strategy to her qualifying marketing campaign. “I’ve made a plan to only get pleasure from it,” she mentioned. Hon is hoping to advance to the ultimate qualifying spherical at her dwelling Grand Slam for the second time – and first time since 2018.
Head-to-head report: First assembly
> VIEW: Full Australian Open 2023 qualifying day three schedule
[WC] Astra Sharma (AUS) v [20] Simona Waltert (SUI)
Girls’s qualifying singles, second spherical, Court docket 8, fourth match
Sharma has her sights set on making a fifth consecutive Australian Open main-draw look. To get there, the 27-year-old from Perth might want to defeat world No.129 Waltert. The 22-year-old Swiss participant is aiming to get previous the second spherical in a Grand Slam qualifying draw for the primary time in her profession. Sharma, a former world No.84 who’s presently ranked No.224, might be hoping her edge in expertise can present a useful benefit on this match.
Head-to-head report: First assembly
> READ: Aussie males shining in AO 2023 qualifying
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