A big Australian contingent will take to the courtroom at Queen’s Membership, headlining a plethora of gamers trying to achieve kind previous to Wimbledon.
Melbourne, VIC, 16 June 2025 | Jackson Mansell
Six Australian males will compete at Queen’s Membership this week as they proceed to ramp up their Wimbledon preparation.
Alex de Minaur, Alexei Popyrin and Jordan Thompson, together with qualifiers Aleksandar Vukic and Alex Bolt, characteristic in singles motion.
In the meantime, Matt Ebden, taking part in with Thompson for the second straight week, joins De Minaur and Popyrin as all-Aussie combos within the doubles draw.
> READ: Aussie powerhouses Ebden and Thompson win ‘s-Hertogenbosch
On the WTA circuit this week, Daria Kasatkina leads the Aussie cost within the Berlin WTA 500 singles discipline, battling Chinese language No.2 Wang Xinyu first up; Roland Garros champion Coco Gauff faces the winner.
Kasatkina may even compete in doubles alongside Croatian Donna Vekic, the place she is joined within the doubles discipline by fellow Aussies Ellen Perez and Storm Hunter.
In Nottingham, Kimberly Birrell represents represents the inexperienced and gold and hopes to construct on her quarterfinal look from final yr. She opposes second seed Clara Tauson in her opener.
De Minaur leads the cost in London in what will probably be his first grasscourt match of 2025. The 2023 Queen’s finalist hopes to construct on his already-impressive season, throughout which he’s constructed a 27-11 singles document.
De Minaur can have a double dose of Jiri Lehecka within the opening spherical, taking part in towards the Czech singles No.3 in singles and doubles.
The 26-year-old pairs up with Popyrin to tackle Lehecka and singles world No.4 Taylor Fritz.
Popyrin’s singles marketing campaign begins with an all-Australian showdown towards Vukic. After a hiccup towards eventual finalist Zizou Bergs in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, the world No.21 goals to translate his claycourt kind onto grass, in time for Wimbledon on 1 July.
Bolt has certified for his first ATP match in 11 months after he defeated compatriot Chris O’Connell within the closing spherical of qualifying. Bolt opens his marketing campaign towards native Jacob Fearnley.
Thompson rounds out the Australian first-round matchups at Queen’s towards Spaniard Jaume Munar. Carlos Alcaraz probably awaits Thompson if he progresses.
QUEEN’S 500:
Aussies in males’s singles: Alex de Minaur (World No.12), Alexei Popyrin (World No.21), Jordan Thompson (World No.37), Aleksandar Vukic (World No.83), Alex Bolt (World No.194)
Aussies in males’s doubles: Matt Ebden/Jordan Thompson, Alex de Minaur/Alexei Popyrin
BERLIN 500:
Aussies in ladies’s singles: Daria Kasatkina (World No.16)
Aussies in ladies’s doubles: Ellen Perez (with Chan Hao-Ching), Storm Hunter (with Desirae Krawczyk), Daria Kasatkina (with Donna Vekic)
NOTTINGHAM 250:
Aussies in ladies’s singles: Kimberly Birrell (World No.79)
Discover your strategy to play: Go to play.tennis.com.au to hit the courtroom and have some enjoyable!
