Wimbledon 2024 ladies’ singles finalist Emerson Jones is one among three Australians who will compete within the Wimbledon junior tournaments once they begin on Saturday.
London, UK, 4 July 2025 | Jackson Mansell
Emerson Jones, Tahlia Kokkinis and Cruz Hewitt will fly the Australian flag when the Wimbledon junior tournaments begin on Saturday.
Renee Alame can be in competition to affix Jones and Kokkinis within the ladies’ singles subject, with the 16-year-old into the ultimate spherical of qualifying. She is going to face No.10 seed Kanon Sawashiro for a spot in the principle draw.
Jones turns into the primary Australian to carry the No.1 seeding within the Wimbledon ladies’ singles since Evie Dominikovic in 1998, aiming to go one step additional after falling in final yr’s last to Slovakian Renata Jamrichova.
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The junior world No.1 brings red-hot kind into her Wimbledon marketing campaign after a robust run in the course of the women’ qualifying occasion in Roehampton.
She defeated No.8 seed Antonia Ruzic and Serbian Lola Radivojevic to achieve the ultimate spherical, earlier than falling to Frenchwoman Diane Parry, who upset No.12 seed Diana Shnaider to achieve the third spherical of the principle draw on Wednesday.
Jones additionally superior to the Roland Garros ladies’ singles semifinals final month, one win shy of turning into the primary participant in 25 years to achieve a Grand Slam ladies’ singles last on all three surfaces.
The 16-year-old, who opens towards ladies’ world No.41 Julie Pastikova, hopes to grow to be the primary Australian to win the Wimbledon ladies’ singles crown since Ash Barty in 2011.
Kokkinis, the junior world No.51, is having fun with a breakout season, bolting up the rankings in latest weeks.
After reaching the Australian Open quarterfinals, Kokkinis received a J200 title in Istres, France, earlier than recording a semifinals look at a J300 occasion in Santa Croce and making the quarterfinals at a J300 in Roehampton.
The Queenslander will likely be up towards a qualifier first in her maiden Wimbledon event.
Australian boys’ singles No.1 Hewitt will compete on the All England Membership for the primary time, 28 years after his father, Lleyton, made his first look within the juniors.
The 16-year-old enters Wimbledon after claiming one of many largest wins of his profession over world No.5 Jagger Leach within the second spherical of the J300 event in Roehampton.
He’ll face top-50 participant Savva Rybkin in his Wimbledon debut.
AUSSIES IN ACTION: WIMBLEDON JUNIORS
COMING UP
Women’ singles, first spherical
[1] Emerson Jones (AUS) v Julie Pastikova (CZE)
Tahlia Kokkinis (AUS) v Qualifier
Boys’ singles, first spherical
Cruz Hewitt (AUS) v Savva Rybkin
Women’ qualifying singles, last spherical
[6] Renee Alame (AUS) v [10] Kanon Sawashiro (JPN)
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