Li Tu is considered one of 9 Australians hoping to increase their Wimbledon qualifying campaigns in Roehampton on Wednesday.
Roehampton, UK, 25 June 2025 | Jackson Mansell & Rhys de Deugd
9 Australians might be in motion in Roehampton on Wednesday because the second spherical of Wimbledon qualifying unfolds.
Li Tu stunned onlookers on Day 1 when he upset No.4 seed Daniel Elahi Galan in straight units and might be hoping to do the identical in opposition to Japan’s Sho Shimabukuro.
The South Australian grew to become the primary Australian in seven makes an attempt to defeat the Colombian at a serious with the 6-3 6-2 victory.
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The 29-year-old has produced some magical feats previously 12 months, not solely stealing units from Carlos Alcaraz and Jiri Lehecka at Grand Slam degree but in addition reaching the principle draw of Masters 1000 occasions at Indian Wells and Shanghai.
“[I’m] actually having fun with the method, Tu mentioned. “The tour could be actually robust with quite a lot of ups and downs, and I’m attempting to simply take it one step at a time.”
Tristan Schoolkate, James McCabe and Alex Bolt additionally vie to proceed on their path to Wimbledon after they take to the court docket on Day 3.
Emerson Jones additionally hopes to hold momentum into her second-round match after an upset opening-round victory.
The junior world No.1 emphatically closed out her opening match in opposition to eighth seed Antonia Ruzic, dispatching 9 winners to Ruzic’s one within the last set of her 6-1 0-6 6-0 victory.
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“I’ve had a number of second-set losses [and gone on to win] during the last couple of months. So, I’ve all the time bought myself again as much as profitable the third,” she mentioned. “I really feel fairly assured in third units now, I feel, as a result of I’ve performed so many. I used to be simply telling myself, I’ve bought to in all probability ‘up my sport’ a bit to win the third.”
Jones subsequent faces Serbian Lola Radivojevic in a bid to proceed her maiden Wimbledon qualifying run.
In different motion on Day 3, Arina Rodionova continues her quest for a 3rd Wimbledon main-draw look, and first since 2019, when she faces fifteenth seed Elsa Jacquemot.
Talia Gibson, Priscilla Hon and Destanee Aiava additionally function as they goal to maintain their main-draw hopes alive.
AUSSIES IN ACTION: WIMBLEDON QUALIFYING
COMING UP ON DAY 3
Males’s qualifying singles, second spherical
[2] Tristan Schoolkate [AUS] v Benjamin Hassan [LBN] – Second match, Courtroom 17
Li Tu [AUS] v Sho Shimabukuro [JPN] – Second match, Courtroom 6
James McCabe [AUS] v [21] Roman Andres Burruchaga [ARG] – First match, Courtroom 11
Alex Bolt [AUS] v [10] Elliot Spizziri [USA] – First match, Courtroom 17
Ladies’s qualifying singles, second spherical
[24] Talia Gibson [AUS] v Arianne Hartono [NED] – First match, Courtroom 16
[30] Priscilla Hon [AUS] v Leonie Kung [HKG] – Third match, Courtroom 11
Destanee Aiava [AUS] v Panna Udvardy [HUN] – Third match, Courtroom 7
Emerson Jones [AUS] v Lola Radivojevic [SRB] – First match, Courtroom 15
Arina Rodionova [AUS] v [15] Elsa Jacquemot [FRA] – Fourth match, Courtroom 18
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