Destanee Aiava is amongst 5 Australians who will vie for a US Open important draw berth in final-round qualifying.
New York, USA, 22 August 2025 | Jackson Mansell
5 Australians are by way of to the ultimate day of US Open qualifying after securing second-round victories on Friday morning (AEST).
Destanee Aiava, Emerson Jones, Priscilla Hon, James Duckworth, and Jason Kubler are one step away from confirming their main-draw locations at Flushing Meadows.
Aiava, aiming for her second US Open important draw look, rallied from a set right down to defeat Lithuanian Justina Mikulskyte 2-6 6-1 6-4. Regardless of shedding the opening set in 29 minutes, Aiava received 5 consecutive video games within the second set, which helped regular the momentum earlier than she ultimately claimed victory.
The Victorian faces German Ella Seidel for a spot within the US Open important draw, one thing she is hoping to attain for the second-straight yr.
Aiava superior by way of qualifying in New York in 2024 with out dropping a set, earlier than she fell to No.4 seed Elena Rybakina within the opening spherical. The 25-year-old was aggressive in opposition to the previous Wimbledon champion and took the second set to a tiebreak.
Jones reached the ultimate spherical of qualifying for the second Slam in a row following her straight-sets victory over Brazilian Laura Pigossi.
Main 5-4 when the rain postponed play on Day 3, Jones instantly broke serve on Day 4 to say the opening set. In a seesawing battle during which each gamers struggled to carry serve, Jones assumed management late within the second set to win 6-4 6-4.
READ: Jones lands maiden US Open qualifying triumph
No.28 seed Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva, who defeated Astra Sharma 2-6 6-3 6-3, stands in the way in which of Jones as she goals to compete in her first Grand Slam singles important draw off dwelling soil.Â
On the boys’s aspect, Duckworth defeated James McCabe in a gruelling all-Australian encounter. The 2-hour, 51-minute match was determined by a match tiebreak, during which Duckworth’s expertise proved the distinction.
Set to combat for his thirty eighth Grand Slam main-draw look on Saturday morning, the No.5 seed shall be up in opposition to Hungarian Zsombor Piros, who’s trying to make his Slam debut.
AUSSIES IN ACTION: US OPEN QUALIFYING
DAY 4 RESULTS
Males’s qualifying singles, second spherical
[5] James Duckworth (AUS) d James McCabe (AUS) 7-5 5-7 7-6(5)
Jason Kubler (AUS) d Kyrian Jacquet (FRA) 6-4 6-2
Henrique Rocha (POR) d Bernard Tomic (AUS) 7-6(4) 6-2
Ladies’s qualifying singles, second spherical
Emerson Jones (AUS) d Laura Pigossi (BRA) 6-4 6-4
Destanee Aiava (AUS) d Justina Mikulskyte (LTU) 2-6 6-1 6-4
[27] Priscilla Hon (AUS) d Jule Niemeier (GER) 6-4 6-3
[28] Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva (AND) d Astra Sharma (AUS) 2-6 6-3 6-3
Arianne Hartono (NED) d [19] Olivia Gadecki (AUS)Â 6-4 4-6 6-4
Claire Liu (USA) d Maddison Inglis (AUS) 6-3 7-5
Darja Semenistaja (LAT) d Lizette Cabrera (AUS) 6-1 6-2
COMING UP ON DAY 5
Males’s qualifying singles, second spherical
Jason Kubler (AUS) v [19] Dino Prizmic (CRO) – second match, Court docket 6
[5] James Duckworth (AUS) v Zsombor Piros (HUN) – second match, Court docket 12
Ladies’s qualifying singles, second spherical
Destanee Aiava (AUS) v [21] Ella Seidel (GER) – first match, Court docket 6
Emerson Jones (AUS) v [28] Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva (AND) – first match, Court docket 12
[27] Priscilla Hon (AUS) v Hanne Vandewinkel (BEL) – third match, Court docket 11
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