Rinky Hijikata and Olivia Gadecki proceed to emulate their Australian Open triumphs on the All England Membership on Day 9.
London, UK, 8 July 2025 | Jackson Mansell
5 Australians will compete on the All England Membership on Day 9 as the sharp finish of Wimbledon 2025 nears.
Rinky Hijikata and Olivia Gadecki vie for semifinal spots of their respective doubles campaigns, taking part in in back-to-back matches on No.2 Court docket.
Shades of their Australian Open triumphs are evident on the grasscourt main; Hijikata is thru to his first Grand Slam doubles quarterfinal since he and Jason Kubler received the Australian Open crown in 2023.
The 24-year-old goals to copy that magical run alongside Dutchman David Pel at Wimbledon this fortnight; they’ll struggle for a spot within the semifinals towards Brazilian duo Rafael Matos and Marcelo Melo first up on Tuesday.
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Gadecki follows Hijikata on No.2 Court docket, making an attempt to translate her personal Australian Open success right into a Wimbledon triumph.
The Australian Open 2025 blended doubles champion continues her women’ doubles marketing campaign with Desirae Krawczyk on Tuesday towards Individuals Caroline Dolehide and Sofia Kenin.
On paper, Gadecki and Krawczyk have made the difficult look straightforward, not dropping a set this match. Their run features a 6-2 6-1 demolition of the No.12 seeds Jiang Xinyu and Wu Fang-Hsien, and victory over Australians Kimberly Birrell and Maya Joint.
Gadecki is aiming to succeed in her first girls’s doubles Grand Slam semifinal.
In different matches on Day 9, Cruz Hewitt hopes to succeed in the third spherical of a junior main for the primary time when he faces Australian Open boys’ singles semifinalist Oskari Paldanius.
In the meantime, Emerson Jones and Tahlia Kokkinis start their respective women’ doubles campaigns on Court docket 10.
AUSSIES IN ACTION: WIMBLEDON
COMING UP ON DAY 9
Gents’s doubles, quarterfinals
Rinky Hijikata (AUS)/David Pel (NED) v Rafael Matos (BRA)/Marcelo Melo (BRA) – First match, No.2 Court docket
Women’ doubles, quarterfinals
Olivia Gadecki (AUS)/Desirae Krawczyk (USA) v [16] Caroline Dolehide (USA)/Sofia Kenin (USA) – Second match, No.2 Court docket
Boys’ singles, second spherical
Cruz Hewitt (AUS) v [11] Oskari Paldanius (FIN) – Second match, Court docket 5
Women’ doubles, first spherical
[2] Emerson Jones (AUS)/Jeline Vandromme (BEL) v Maia Ilinca Burcescu (ROU)/Capucine Jauffret (USA) – Third match, Court docket 10
Tahlia Kokkinis (AUS)/Aspen Schuman (USA) v Victoria Pohle (GER)/Kanon Sawashiro (JPN) – First match, Court docket 10
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