Rain delays Wimbledon qualifying
After inclement weather impacted day one of Wimbledon qualifying, nine Australian players will compete on day two.
London, UK, 22 June 2021 | Leigh Rogers
No matches were completed on day one of Wimbledon 2021 qualifying, with rain delaying the beginning of the competition at Roehampton in London.
All gentlemen’s qualifying singles first-round matches had been scheduled to play.
> PREVIEW: Aussie men ready for Wimbledon qualifying
| Wimbledon 2021 Gentlemen’s qualifying singles, first round |
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| Player | Rank | Player | Rank | |
| [16] Chris O’Connell (AUS) | 131 | v | Filip Horansky (SVK) | 181 |
| [32] Marc Polmans (AUS) | 154 | v | Borna Gojo (CRO) | 237 |
| Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) | 182 | v | [30] Maxime Cressy (USA) | 151 |
| Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) | 209 | v | [22] Brandon Nakashima (USA) | 138 |
| Bernard Tomic (AUS) | 224 | v | Blaz Kavcic (SLO) | 216 |
| Matthew Ebden (AUS) | 238 | v | Sebastian Baez (ARG) | 159 |
> VIEW: Full Wimbledon gentlemen’s singles qualifying draw
The ladies qualifying singles competition begins tonight. There are eight Australian women in the draw, headlined by seeded Astra Sharma and Maddison Inglis.
| Wimbledon 2021 Ladies qualifying singles, first round |
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| Player | Rank | Player | Rank | |
| [19] Astra Sharma (AUS) | 127 | v | Katharina Gerlach (GER) | 223 |
| [28] Maddison Inglis (AUS) | 140 | v | Natalija Kostic (SRB) | 215 |
| Lizette Cabrera (AUS) | 146 | v | [WC] Katie Swan (GBR) | 290 |
| Storm Sanders (AUS) | 147 | v | [3] Sara Errani (ITA) | 106 |
| Arina Rodionova (AUS) | 149 | v | Giulia Gatto-Monticone (ITA) | 174 |
| Priscilla Hon (AUS) | 176 | v | Grace Min (USA) | 179 |
| Ellen Perez (AUS) | 231 | v | Leonie Kung (SUI) | 159 |
| Destanee Aiava (AUS) | 245 | v | Elitsa Kostova (BUL) | 259 |
> VIEW: Full Wimbledon ladies singles qualifying draw
To earn a Wimbledon main draw place, players need to win three qualifying matches.
Nine Australian players are scheduled to play their first-round matches in London this evening, with matches beginning from 8pm AEST.
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