Australian teenage star Jin Woodman beats No.4 seed Ahmet Kaplan to advance to the quarterfinals of the US Open quad singles occasion.
New York, USA, 4 September 2025 | Matt Trollope
Jin Woodman avenged his Australian Open 2025 defeat to Ahmet Kaplan on Thursday morning (AEST) in New York, defeating the No.4 seed to succeed in the US Open quad singles quarterfinals.
The 16-year-old produced an impressively highly effective efficiency, shrugging off the lack of the second set to expire a 6-1 4-6 6-2 victor.
He’s the one Australian remaining within the quad singles occasion, after countrymen Ben Wenzel and Heath Davidson – who acquired brutal opening-round attracts – fell to top-two seeds Niels Vink and Sam Schroder, respectively.
Woodman sealed victory in opposition to Kaplan with three consecutive winners, amongst 30 total, and flung his racquet within the air in celebration.
“I’m type of speechless proper now,” Woodman informed tennis.com.au.
“After I noticed the draw and [that] I’m enjoying him once more, I knew this might be my likelihood. So I’m very completely happy for myself, as a result of all the trouble since Australian Open time, all the best way to the US, has actually gone someplace good.
“After my loss in Australia, we determined: ‘Alright, return to the footage and search for the important thing factors to work on’. We labored on it for lots of days and weeks to guide as much as September.”
Woodman’s enchancment has been extraordinary, given this time final 12 months he was competing within the US Open junior division. When he confronted Kaplan within the quarterfinals at Melbourne Park, the Turk was a snug 6-2 6-4 winner.
It’s much more astounding when contemplating the extreme damage he sustained after the Australian summer season occasions, stopping him from competing once more till July.
“After the three tournaments in Australia, I used to be presupposed to go to Korea and Japan, however I fell off my day chair within the kitchen and fractured my femur. That took me out for a very long time,” he mentioned.
“When the docs informed me no tennis for some time, it type of harm me, as a result of tennis is my sport, I really like this sport. Being out of tennis and simply doing nothing however recovering, [I] actually struggled. On TV I might see everybody enjoying and wished I might be there.
“[I got] loads of help with my college, my dad and mom and coaches, saying ‘you’ll get there, don’t fear, you’ll be there quickly’.”
He returned to motion in Queensland at a pair of tournaments in Brisbane, enjoying in each the junior {and professional} attracts. When he gained the second Brisbane event within the open-age division – beating Wenzel and Davidson within the closing two rounds for his first skilled ITF title – it proved a useful shot of confidence.
“[I was] identical to, ‘it doesn’t actually matter if I win or lose… There was nothing to count on as a result of [I’m] somebody who’s been injured,” he mentioned. “Then successful the 2 tournaments [both juniors and seniors] made me [think], wow, I don’t know what to say.”
Woodman has been flying ever since. He reached the semifinals in Geneva after which the ultimate in Faculty Park earlier than his newest success on the US Open, that means he has gained eight of his previous 10 matches.
Although he misplaced the second set on Wednesday, Woodman’s combating qualities have been admirable as he saved seven set factors in opposition to Kaplan, who lastly transformed his eighth to ship the match to a decider.
By dominating the third set, the younger Australian faces Brit Andy Lapthorne for a spot in his first Grand Slam singles semifinal.
“He obtained me within the first 12 months of my seniors [in 2023], 0 and 0. Can’t actually complain; he was too good that day,” recalled Woodman, who has risen from world No.20 to the brink of the highest 10 in 2025.
“However this 12 months [at the Victorian Wheelchair Open] was my second time enjoying him… I managed to get him in two [sets].
“Similar response: so completely happy for myself, actually.”
AUSSIES IN ACTION: US OPEN
DAY 11 RESULTS
Quad singles, first spherical
Jin Woodman (AUS) d [4] Ahmet Kaplan (TUR) 6-1 4-6 6-2
[1] Niels Vink (NED) d Benjamin Wenzel (AUS) 6-3 6-1
[2] Sam Schroder (NED) d Heath Davidson (AUS) 6-3 6-1
Males’s singles, quarterfinals
[25] Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) d [8] Alex de Minaur (AUS) 4-6 7-6(7) 7-5 7-6(4)
IN PROGRESS
Boys’ doubles, second spherical
Cruz Hewitt (AUS)/Nicolas Arseneault (CAN) v Yannik Alvarez (PUR)/Jack Secord (USA) – Grandstand, fifth match
COMING UP
Quad doubles, quarterfinals
Jin Woodman (AUS) v Andy Lapthorne (GBR)
