{"id":19196,"date":"2024-01-11T00:29:23","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T16:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/?p=19196"},"modified":"2024-01-11T04:10:09","modified_gmt":"2024-01-10T20:10:09","slug":"four-west-aussies-into-2nd-round-of-australian-open-2024-qualifying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/news\/2024\/01\/11\/four-west-aussies-into-2nd-round-of-australian-open-2024-qualifying","title":{"rendered":"Four West Aussies into 2nd Round of Australian Open 2024 Qualifying"},"content":{"rendered":"

West Australian’s Storm Hunter, Talia Gibson, Maddison Inglis and Tristan Schoolkate are all through to the 2nd round of the Australian Open 2024 Qualifying Singles.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Storm Hunter<\/strong>\u00a0began her qualifying quest yesterday with a victory over former world No.15 Kaia Kanepi.\u00a0The world No.1 doubles star described the performances from the Aussie women this week at Melbourne Park as \u201cunreal\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of them are younger girls too and it\u2019s their first time playing qualies in a Slam,\u201d Hunter noted.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think success kind of breeds success, so to see that and get that belief and motivation is awesome.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s super exciting and hopefully we can all keep going.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 29-year-old was relieved after posting her 6-3 6-2 victory against Kanepi, who is ranked four spots higher at world No.175.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I saw the draw, I thought that\u2019s pretty tough,\u201d world No.179 Hunter said.<\/p>\n

\u201cKanepi\u2019s an unbelievable player, she\u2019s gone so well at Slams and had an amazing career, so I definitely knew I had to bring my A game.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 38-year-old Estonian, a seven-time Grand Slam singles quarterfinalist, made a strong start in their Court 3 meeting.<\/p>\n

\u201cI started off pretty average, 3-0 down pretty quickly,\u201d Hunter said.<\/p>\n

\u201c(But) I ended up playing a really good match played on my terms and I was enjoying the crowd out there. It was a lot of fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

Maddison Inglis<\/strong> also earned a second-round spot, recording a hard-fought 4-6 6-3 7-5 victory against world No.107 Nuria Parrizas Diaz yesterday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis morning and yesterday I watched a few of the girls and they\u2019re all playing so well,\u201d Inglis said of her Aussie peers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like there\u2019s a lot of belief and we\u2019re all encouraging each other. I\u2019m really happy for the other girls and I\u2019m really happy to be one of the nine through.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 25-year-old wildcard needed two hours and 31 minutes to navigate past the in-form Parrizas Diaz, who scooped a WTA 125 title in Canberra last week.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s always good to get through those really tight ones, especially against a good player,\u201d world No.283 Inglis said after recording her biggest win since August 2022.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt feels really good to get a win like that \u2026 Hopefully it\u2019s a good starting point for the rest of the tournament.\u201d<\/p>\n

West Aussie teen Talia Gibson<\/strong>\u00a0scored milestone victory yesterday in the Australian Open 2024 women\u2019s qualifying singles competition.<\/p>\n

The wildcard entrant upset a higher-ranked opponent at Melbourne Park to record their first wins at Grand Slam level.<\/p>\n

The 19-year-old Gibson triumphed 6-3 1-6 6-2 against Romanian Andreea Mitu, a player 13 years her senior.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s my first win at Grand Slam level and second at WTA level, so I\u2019m really proud of today\u2019s effort,\u201d beamed world No.229 Gibson.<\/p>\n

\u201c(I\u2019ve been dreaming of this) ever since I was little. Being able to play a Grand Slam in your home country is just incredible, so this is very special to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gibson, a winner in 12 of her past 13 matches, faces Czech teen Brenda Fruhvirtova in the next round.<\/p>\n

In the men’s singles qualifying, West Aussie\u00a0Tristan Schoolkate<\/strong>, rallied from a set down to overcome Japan\u2019s Sho Shimabukuro\u00a05-7 6-4 6-3.<\/p>\n

Yesterday, WA’s Astra Sharma<\/strong> went down to\u00a0Maria Timofeeva 6-2 6-4 in the second round.<\/p>\n

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Upcoming Matches:<\/span><\/p>\n

Women\u2019s qualifying singles, second round<\/em><\/p>\n

Storm Hunter (AUS)<\/strong> v [30] Celine Naef (SUI)<\/p>\n

[WC] Talia Gibson (AUS)<\/strong> v [10] Brenda Fruhvirtova (CZE)<\/p>\n

[WC] Maddison Inglis (AUS)<\/strong> v Katarina Zavatska (UKR)<\/p>\n

Men\u2019s qualifying singles, second round<\/em><\/p>\n

[WC] Tristan Schoolkate (AUS)<\/strong> v [27] Shintaro Mochizuki (JPN)<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

VIEW: Full Australian Open 2023 women\u2019s qualifying singles draw<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0VIEW: Full Australian Open 2023 men\u2019s qualifying singles draw<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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