Ash Barty is amongst 9 greats of Australian tennis competing within the invitational doubles occasions at Wimbledon 2024.
London, Nice Britain , 9 July 2024 | Leigh Rogers
Not too long ago retired Grand Slam champions Ash Barty and Sam Stosur are amongst 9 Australian greats competing within the Wimbledon 2024 invitational doubles occasions.
Barty is competing on the prestigious All England Membership for the primary time since profitable the Wimbledon ladies’s singles title in 2021, whereas Stosur was a combined doubles finalist in her most up-to-date look on the match in 2022.
The 28-year-old Barty, who retired shortly after profitable the Australian Open 2022 singles title, is reuniting together with her shut good friend and former accomplice Casey Dellacqua within the invitational ladies’s doubles occasion.
The Aussie pair, affectionately generally known as ABCD, had been Wimbledon doubles finalists collectively in 2013.
“It’s sort of a ‘pinch-me’ second for myself to be right here, particularly with Ash,” Dellacqua mentioned.
The 40-year-old Stosur, a two-time Wimbledon combined doubles champion, is partnering former world No.1 doubles participant Cara Black.
“It’s an actual privilege to come back again right here and play. When you get the chance, you’re taking it,” Stosur mentioned.
“It’s improbable for all of us to have one other probability to get out on the courts and have successful.”
Alicia Molik, Rennae Stubbs, Lleyton Hewitt, Mark Philippoussis, Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde can even compete within the invitational occasions on the All England Membership this 12 months.
Wimbledon is broadcast stay in Australia on Stan Sport (from 8pm AEST) and the 9 Community (from 9.30pm AEST).
Aussies in motion on day 9:
Invitational ladies’s doubles, round-robin
Ash Barty (AUS)/Casey Dellacqua (AUS) v Andrea Petkovic (GER)/Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK), Courtroom 18, fourth match
Sam Stosur (AUS)/Cara Black (ZIM) v Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)/Francesca Schiavone (ITA), Courtroom 16, second match
> VIEW: Wimbledon 2024 invitational ladies’s doubles draw
Invitational males’s doubles, round-robin
Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)/Kevin Anderson (RSA) v Mark Philippoussis (AUS)/Tommy Haas (GER), Courtroom TBA
> VIEW: Wimbledon 2024 invitational males’s doubles draw
Invitational combined doubles, round-robin
Todd Woodbridge (AUS)/Rennae Stubbs (AUS) v Jonas Bjorkman (SWE)/Anne Keothavong (GBR), Courtroom 8, first match (from 8pm AEST)
Mansour Bahrami (IRI)/Alicia Molik (AUS) v Richard Krajicek (NED)/Conchita Martinez (ESP), Courtroom 16, first match (from 8pm AEST)
Mark Woodforde (AUS)/Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) v Greg Rusedski (GBR)/Iva Majoli (CRO), Courtroom TBA
> VIEW: Wimbledon 2024 invitational combined doubles draw
> VIEW: Full Wimbledon 2024 day 9 schedule
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