Ajla Tomljanovic beat in-form clay-courter Mayar Sherif on the WTA occasion in Palermo, establishing a second-round conflict with fellow Aussie Astra Sharma.
Palermo, Italy, 17 July 2024 | Matt Trollope
Palermo, Italy
Resurgent Australian Ajla Tomljanovic is discovering type on clay at simply the appropriate time forward of her Paris 2024 Olympics marketing campaign.
The 31-year-old opened with a win on the WTA 250 occasion in Palermo, beating Mayar Sherif from a set down.
Tomljanovic’s 3-6 7-5 6-3 victory units up a second-round assembly with countrywoman Astra Sharma, who a day earlier eased previous Anna Blinkova into the final 16.
Sherif has been one of many recreation’s type gamers on clay in 2024, reaching the WTA Rabat ultimate simply previous to Roland Garros, in addition to one other 4 WTA 125K finals.
She was 24-10 on the floor forward of her match towards Tomljanovic.
However Tomljanovic proved as much as the duty, transitioning properly from grass – the place she thrived within the Wimbledon lead-up – to clay and profitable her ninth match from her previous 12 outings.
She is going to tackle Sharma for the primary time, bidding for a spot in her first tour-level quarterfinal on clay since Rabat in Might 2022.
Aussies in motion – Palermo
RESULTS
Ladies’s singles, first spherical
Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) d Mayar Sherif (EGY) 3-6 7-5 6-3
[4] Diane Parry (FRA) d [Q] Olivia Gadecki (AUS) 4-6 6-4 6-4
COMING UP
Ladies’s singles, second spherical
Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) v Astra Sharma (AUS)
Ladies’s doubles, first spherical
Lucia Bronzetti (ITA)/Olivia Gadecki (AUS) v Yvonne Cavalle-Reimers (ESP)/Aurora Zantedeschi (ITA)
Budapest, Hungary
Like Tomljanovic, Ellen Perez is displaying encouraging indicators on clay forward of the Olympics, profitable her opening-round doubles match with Timea Babos.
Perez and Babos, the highest seeds, defeated native wildcards Panna Bartha and Amarissa Toth of their first match collectively as a workforce.
Within the quarterfinals they are going to meet Chinese language mixture Tang Qianhui and Wang Xiyu.
Perez, who has performed predominantly in 2024 with American accomplice Nicole Melichar-Martinez, improves to 30-16 in doubles this season.
Aussies in motion – Budapest
RESULTS
Ladies’s doubles, first spherical
[1] Timea Babos (HUN)/Ellen Perez (AUS) d Panna Bartha (HUN)/Amarissa Toth (HUN) 6-1 1-6 [10-5]
COMING UP
Ladies’s doubles, quarterfinals
[1] Timea Babos (HUN)/Ellen Perez (AUS) v Tang Qianhui (CHN)/Wang Xiyu (CHN)
Newport, USA
Alex Bolt has continued his magnificent type on grass by reaching the second spherical of the long-running Corridor of Fame Open in Rhode Island.
The Australian qualifier outplayed Czech Jakub Mensik 6-2 6-4 to hitch compatriot Aleksandar Vukic within the final 16.
Bolt has gained three consecutive matches in Newport, plus 11 of his previous 14 grass-court matches for the reason that starting of June. He’s a glowing 21-3 total on grass this 12 months.
That is the fifth time Bolt has certified for the ATP 250 occasion, however the first time he has gained a main-draw match.
He subsequent faces Brandon Nakashima, who not too long ago reached the third spherical at Wimbledon.
Aussies in motion – Newport
RESULTS
Males’s singles, first spherical
[Q] Alex Bolt (AUS) d Jakub Mensik (CZE) 6-2 6-4
Mackenzie McDonald (USA) d [8] Rinky Hijikata (AUS) 4-6 7-6(4) 6-2
Ethan Quinn (USA) d [Q] Marc Polmans (AUS) 6-3 6-7(3) 6-1
[WC] Eliot Spizzirri (USA) d [Q] Li Tu (AUS) 6-1 7-6(4)
Males’s doubles, first spherical
Aleksandar Vukic (AUS)/Luke Saville (AUS) d [8] Rithvik Bollipalli (IND)/Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha (IND) 6-1 6-4
Mackenzie McDonald (USA)/Alex Michelsen (USA) d [4] Rinky Hijikata (AUS)/William Blumberg (USA) 6-4 4-6 [10-3]
COMING UP
Males’s singles, second spherical
[6] Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) v [WC] Eliot Spizzirri (USA)
[Q] Alex Bolt (AUS) v [5] Brandon Nakashima (USA)
Males’s doubles, quarterfinals
Aleksandar Vukic (AUS)/Luke Saville (AUS) v [2] Julian Money (GBR)/Robert Galloway (USA)
Males’s doubles, first spherical
[3] John-Patrick Smith (AUS)/Diego Hidalgo (ECU) v [WC] Robert Money (USA)/James Tracy (USA)
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