Rising star Jin Woodman advances to the semifinals within the US Open 2024 boys’ wheelchair singles competitors.
New York, USA , 5 September 2024 | Leigh Rogers
Jin Woodman has made a memorable Grand Slam debut at US Open 2024.
The 15-year-old from Melbourne scored a 3-6 6-4 6-3 victory at this time towards Yassin Hill in an all-Australian battle within the quarterfinals of the boys’ wheelchair singles competitors.
Woodman fought again from an 0-3 deficit within the deciding set, successful the ultimate six video games of the match towards his 17-year-old compatriot to shut out a milestone victory.
This effort propels world No.4 Woodman into the semifinals, the place he’ll face second seed Ivar van Rijt of the Netherlands.
Woodman has the possibility to create historical past at Flushing Meadows, as he goals to develop into the primary Australian to advance to a Grand Slam junior wheelchair singles ultimate.
Benjamin Wenzel, a 17-year-old from Cairns, put up a formidable struggle in his quarterfinal showdown with Austrian Maximilian Taucher.
Though the top-seeded Taucher finally triumphed 2-6 6-3 6-2, the scoreline highlights Wenzel’s enchancment up to now 12 months.
A 12 months in the past in New York, Wenzel misplaced to Taucher in straight units on the identical stage.
Isla Gillespie, Australia’s contender within the women’ wheelchair singles competitors, misplaced her quarterfinal match towards Canada’s Frederique Berube Perron.
In women’ singles motion, Emerson Jones bowed out within the third spherical.
The 16-year-old from the Gold Coast was trying to develop into the primary Australian to achieve a US Open women’ singles quarterfinals since Jessica Moore in 2007.
Nonetheless, Brit Mika Stojsavljevic spoiled these plans, recording a 7-5 6-4 victory towards the top-seeded Jones.
This ends an unbelievable Grand Slam season for world No.2 Jones, who recorded runner-up finishes at each the Australian Open and Wimbledon. This made her the primary Australian since Jelena Dokic 26 years in the past to contest two main women’ singles finals in a season.
Aussies in motion – US Open
RESULTS
Women’ singles, third spherical
Mika Stojsavljevic (GBR) d [1] Emerson Jones (AUS) 7-5 6-4
Boys’ wheelchair singles, quarterfinals
Jin Woodman (AUS) d Yassin Hill (AUS) 3-6 6-4 6-3
[1] Maximilian Taucher (AUT) d Benjamin Wenzel (AUS) 2-6 6-3 6-2
Women’ wheelchair singles, quarterfinals
Frederique Berube Perron (CAN) d Isla Gillespie (AUS) 6-3 6-2
COMING UP
Boys’ wheelchair singles, semifinals
Jin Woodman (AUS) v [2] Ivar van Rijt (NED)
> VIEW: US Open 2024 boys’ wheelchair singles draw
Boys’ wheelchair doubles, semifinals
Yassin Hill (AUS)/Jin Woodman (AUS) v [2] Benjamin Wenzel (AUS)/Ivar van Rijt (NED)
Women’ wheelchair doubles, semifinals
Isla Gillespie (AUS)/Ailina Mosko (LAT) v [2] Rio Okana (JPN)/Yuma Takamuro (JPN)
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