Sam Stosur believes Emerson Jones, who has superior to the third spherical within the Wimbledon 2024 women’ singles competitors, has “a vivid future”.
London, Nice Britain, 11 July 2024 | Leigh Rogers
The extremely touted Emerson Jones is proving one to observe at Wimbledon.
The 16-year-old from the Gold Coast is the highest-seeded Australian in a women’ singles draw on the event in 26 years and scored a complete 6-2 6-2 victory towards Czech Eliska Tichackova in second-round motion as we speak on the All England Membership.
Sam Stosur, the US Open 2011 singles champion, is amongst these impressed with the third-seeded Jones’ expertise.
“She hits a great ball. She hits it onerous, she hits it deep,” famous Stosur, who has been watching Jones compete this week at Wimbledon.
“She’s not very huge, however she will get some fairly good tempo off of her racquet. I feel she’s acquired a vivid future.”
Stosur is supporting the entire Australian ladies in London as a part of her function as Billie Jean King Cup captain, however admitted she was excited to examine in on Jones’ progress.
“I’ve acquired an additional eye on her as a result of she’s coached by my outdated coach,” stated Stosur, referring to her long-time mentor Dave Taylor.
Taylor, who guided each Stosur and Alicia Molik to the world’s prime 10, is now a part of the teaching workforce at Tennis Australia’s Nationwide Tennis Academy.
Jones, a Nationwide Tennis Academy athlete, demonstrated her potential on the Australian Open earlier this 12 months, the place she turned the primary native to progress to the women’ singles closing in 16 years. She has since peaked at world No.2 within the ITF junior rankings.
Such success has not shocked Stosur, who charges Jones’ work ethic.
“She’s acquired some good genes in her household. Her brother can also be the seventh seed within the juniors, her mum was a triathlete. I feel they know what onerous work is in skilled sport,” she stated.
Jones’ older brother, 17-year-old Hayden, bowed out within the second spherical of the Wimbledon boys’ singles competitors.
Dutch expertise Mees Rottgering, who was an Australian Open boys’ singles semifinalist earlier this 12 months, edged out a 6-4 3-6 6-4 victory.
Aussies in motion – Wimbledon
RESULTS
Women’ singles, second spherical
[3] Emerson Jones (AUS) d Eliska Tichackova (CZE) 6-2 6-2
Boys’ singles, second spherical
Mees Rottgering (NED) d [7] Hayden Jones (AUS) 6-4 3-6 6-4
Boys’ doubles, first spherical
[5] Marko Maksimovic (SRB)/Theo Papamalamis (FRA) d Hayden Jones (AUS)/Pavle Marinkov (AUS) 6-2 6-3
COMING UP
Women’ singles, third spherical
[3] Emerson Jones (AUS) v [16] Iva Ivanova (BUL)
Women’ doubles, first spherical
[6] Emerson Jones (AUS)/Vittoria Paganetti (ITA) v Eliska Tichackova (CZE)/Lucie Urbanova (CZE)
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