Hayden Jones is proving he's a star on the rise at this year's US Open.
The 17-year-old from the Gold Coast has become the first Australian in nine years to advance to a boys' doubles semifinals at Flushing Meadows.
Jones and American partner Alexander Razeghi secured their semifinal spot with a hard-fought 6-7(1) 6-3 [11-9] victory against American duo Maxwell Exsted and Cooper Woestendick.
They tallied 27 winners across the 79-minute quarterfinal encounter.
This propels Jones into his first Grand Slam semifinal.
> READ: Hayden Jones - A rising star of Australian tennis
Jones, currently No.69 in the ITF World Tour junior rankings, is only the seventh Aussie to reach a boys' doubles semifinal in New York in the past 20 years.
| US Open boys' doublesAustralian semifinalists in past 20 years | |
| Player | Year |
| Carsten Ball | 2005 |
| Stephen Donald | 2007 |
| Greg Jones | 2007 |
| Nick Kyrgios | 2012 |
| Jordan Thompson | 2012 |
| Omar Jasika | 2014 |
| Hayden Jones | 2023 |
Sweden's Max Dahlin, a 17-year-old ranked No.42, and Estonia's Oliver Ojakaar, an 18-year-old ranked No.20, await in the semifinals.
Jones is aiming to become the first Australian to progress to a US Open boys' doubles final since Omar Jasika's title-winning run in 2014.
Aussies in action - US Open
RESULTS
Boys' doubles, quarterfinals
Hayden Jones (AUS)/Alexander Razeghi (USA) d Maxwell Exsted (USA)/Cooper Woestendick (USA) 6-7(1) 6-3 [11-9]
COMING UP
Boys' doubles, semifinals
Hayden Jones (AUS)/Alexander Razeghi (USA) v Max Dahlin (SWE)/Oliver Ojakaar (EST)
> VIEW: US Open 2023 boys' doubles draw
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