Thanasi Kokkinakis and Emerson Jones have been topped champions on the 2024 Perpetual NSW Open after taking out the singles titles at Sydney Olympic Park.
Sydney, New South Wales, 4 November 2024 | Rhys de Deugd
Two Aussie tennis stars shone brightly in Sydney this week to be topped Australian Professional Tour singles champions on the 2024 Perpetual NSW Open.
Recent off her history-making ITF Junior World Tour Finals victory, 16-year-old Emerson Jones cemented her identify as a rising star of the long run, whereas 28-year-old established star Thanasi Kokkinakis reminded us of his credentials as he returned to the winners’ circle.
The NSW Open was Kokkinakis’ seventh ATP Challenger title, his first in Australia, and noticed him hovering again into the world’s high 80 this week within the ATP rankings.
The South Australian went by the complete match with out dropping a set and scored his most emphatic victory in within the closing over high seed Rinky Hijikata with a formidable 6-1 6-1 win.
Lil Sydney journey ✅ pic.twitter.com/7qKGXLiI1O
— Thanasi Kokkinakis (@TKokkinakis) November 3, 2024
“It has been an excellent week for me and my crew. That is my first ATP Challenger title on dwelling soil, which makes it a really particular win for me,” Kokkinakis mentioned.
“Thanks to everybody who put the match on, regardless of the rain delays all the pieces nonetheless managed to run easily, and I’ve actually loved my time right here on the NSW Open.”
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Within the ladies’s singles, the way forward for Australian tennis was really on show as Jones held off fellow teenager Taylah Preston in a hard-fought closing 6-4 7-6(3).
{The teenager} defeated three of Australia’s top-10 ladies on her option to her first ITF singles title so as to add to her eight junior titles, together with the highest two seeds Talia Gibson and Preston in succession.
“It was a tricky closing and Taylah performed wonderful,” Jones mentioned. “I’ve performed a few of my finest tennis this week and I’m actually happy with what I’ve completed. I couldn’t have executed it with out my crew and know my household are watching at dwelling in Queensland.”
The Australian Professional Tour will return subsequent week on the Queensland Tennis Centre for the Brisbane QTC Tennis Worldwide.
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