Social round-up: Aussies enjoying Roland Garros
What have Australia's top-ranked players been up to? We've collated tweets and posts from this week to keep fans up to date ...
Paris, France, 19 May 2022 | tennis.com.au
This week’s social round-up begins in Paris, where 12 Australian players have been competing in the Roland Garros 2022 qualifying competition …
An excited Priscilla Hon made the second round – and fitted in some sightseeing too:
https://twitter.com/pribo98/status/1525806753765634049?s=20&t=_j85UA9CeU5XbukMIY_vkA
Max Purcell lost a heart-breaking first-round match in a deciding match tiebreak:
Olivia Gadecki also exited in the opening round, but is taking positives from the experience:
> READ: Jason Kubler and Seone Mendez last Aussies standing in Roland Garros qualifying
Elsewhere, Daria Saville is exploring in Strasbourg:
Ajla Tomljanovic took fans behind the scenes in Rome:
Follow @Ajlatom as she trains in Rome on the latest episode of #MyTennisLife. pic.twitter.com/4CtbZh0UcM
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) May 14, 2022
Matt Ebden has his family on the road:
Alexei Popyrin claimed his second career ATP Challenger title:
Kimberly Birrell and Alexandra Osborne were doubles finalists at an ITF tournament:
Lleyton Hewitt reflected on his biggest inspirations in the International Tennis Hall of Fame’s #RoadtoNewport series:
https://twitter.com/TennisHalloFame/status/1526565954041176064?s=20&t=_j85UA9CeU5XbukMIY_vkA
Ash Barty shared a personal insight into her connection with Australian legends Evonne Goolagong Cawley and Cathy Freeman:
"Storytelling is a massive part of Indigenous culture and Evonne and Cathy own tales both riveting and incredible."
Ash Barty ✍️ on the inspiration of Evonne Goolagong Cawley and Cathy Freeman. https://t.co/8mUYCkqCKB
— CodeSports (@codesportsau) May 14, 2022
Nick Kyrgios is shooting hoops:
Our Australian seniors team won nine medals at the ITF Seniors World Championships:
Proving tennis is a sport for life 👊
Our super seniors had a hugely successful month competing at the @ITFTennis Seniors World Championships in Florida, bringing home nine medals across a number of events🏅
A brilliant effort from all involved 🇦🇺#GoAussies pic.twitter.com/Lw90IoOIob
— TennisAustralia (@TennisAustralia) May 17, 2022
And the stars of tomorrow took part in a national 11 and under training camp at Melbourne Park, where Alex Bolt and Marc Polmans shared advice and stories:
Meet Australia’s top 11/u juniors 👋 ⭐️⁰⁰This talented group of athletes recently took part in the National Development Camp in Melbourne – training and learning on the same Happy Slam courts as many of the players they idolise.⁰⁰An inspiring and insightful weekend 💪 pic.twitter.com/0fcnOsPXGZ
— TennisAustralia (@TennisAustralia) May 16, 2022
Book online, play today: Visit play.tennis.com.au to get out on court and have some fun!