Birrell and Vukic entered the quarterfinals of Asia | 18 October, 2024 | All Information | Information and Options | Information and Occasions
Kimberly Birrell defeated Elise Mertens to achieve the quarterfinals in Osaka, whereas Aleksandar Vukic superior to the final eight in Almaty.
Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 18 October 2024 | Matt Trollope
Kimberly Birrell’s memorable week in Osaka continues, with the Australian reaching the fourth WTA quarterfinals of her profession.
Birrell overcame third seed Elise Mertens, who retired whereas trailing 4-1 within the third set of their second-round match on the 250th Japan Open.
After successful two qualifying rounds, Birrell has now received 4 straight matches in Osaka and subsequent traces up in opposition to Japanese wildcard Sara Saito.
Ought to she defeat the world No.179, she’s going to advance to the primary WTA-ranked semifinal of her profession. The Queenslander appeared within the WTA quarterfinals in Merida and Seoul final yr, and in Nottingham in early 2024.
Birrell’s rating is already anticipated to rise above 130 along with his efficiency in Osaka this week.
In Almaty, Kazakhstan, Aleksandar Vukic continued his good kind with a straight units win over No.8 seed Adrian Mannarino.
The defending hero went down 🤯
Aleksandar Vukic ousts Adrian Mannarino 7-6 6-3 to guide his place within the last 8️⃣#Almaty Open pic.twitter.com/Del3VJyzX9
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) October 17, 2024
A 7-6 (4) 6-3 victory over the Frenchman units up a quarterfinal conflict with high seed Frances Tiafoe.
Vukic has now received six of his final seven matches, after reaching the third spherical of the Shanghai Masters as a qualifier – a event marketing campaign that upset Casper Ruud along with his first win in 10.
Vukic, who improved eight locations to 77th within the ATP reside rankings, misplaced his solely earlier assembly with Tiafoe in three tight units on the 2020 Dallas Challenger.
He’ll battle Tiafoe on Friday night (Australian time) for a spot within the semi-finals, on the identical time Birrell takes on Saito in Osaka.
One other Aussie, Alex de Minaur, is thru to the quarterfinals in Antwerp and can play Hugo Gaston for a spot within the semifinals.
> READ MORE: De Minaur wins via damage in Antwerp
That recreation is scheduled for Friday afternoon native time.
In the meantime, on the WTA 500 event in Ningbo, China, Ellen Perez has superior to the semi-finals twice along with her American associate Nicole Melicar-Martinez.
The highest seeds defeated Ulrikke Eikeri and Wu Fang-Hsien 6-0 6-4 to arrange a gathering with No. 4 seeds Giuliana Olmos and Alexandra Panova.
Perez and Melichar-Martinez improved their successful document in 2024 to 35-19 and are chasing a 3rd tour-level title this season.
