Alame, Jones and Hewitt launch junior campaigns for AO 2025 | 18 January, 2025 | All Information | Information and Options | Information and Occasions
Renee Almane, Emerson Jones and Cruz Hewitt had been among the many winners because the Australian Open 2025 junior tournaments received underneath means at Melbourne Park.
Melbourne, VIC, 18 January 2025 | Jackson Mansell
15-year-old Renee Alame recorded her first Grand Slam victory after ousting Australian Open 2024 ladies’ quarterfinalist Ksenia Efremova 6-2 0-6 6-3 within the first spherical of the AO 2025.
The women’ world No.60 continues to construct on her spectacular 2024 season, which included 4 titles and a spot within the Australian Junior Billie Jean King Cup staff.
“I do not even know the way I really feel, to be sincere. Simply to know that my exhausting work has paid off, I’m very completely satisfied and really completely satisfied to get this win,” he stated.
What a minute 🥹
Renee Alame has earned her first AO win! #AO2025 pic.twitter.com/h25k08ubIe
— TennisAustralia (@TennisAustralia) January 18, 2025
Alame was supported by a number of shut members of the family and buddies who traveled from Sydney to be within the stands. Decked out in customized T-shirts, the younger Australian No.3 was buoyed by the help of the house crowd.
“It means the world to me. I feel half the group was there with me. They received the win, too. I received the win, and so did they,” he stated. “Everybody I like was within the stables and I could not have finished it with out them.”
> WATCH: Australian Open 2025 draw for ladies’ singles
In a while Saturday, junior world No.1 Emerson Jones started his AO 2025 marketing campaign in convincing model, defeating Anastasia Lizunova 6-3 6-3.
The 16-year-old dominated the match from begin to end, needing only one hour to advance to the following spherical.
“I feel it is nice to win my first junior match as a result of I used to be nervous earlier than however it feels nice to do it,” stated No.1.
The Queenslander carries his high type into the match. In November, Jones gained her first title on the Perpetual NSW Open, earlier than recording her first WTA rating victory in Adelaide towards world No.37 Wang Xinyu.
“[Being junior world No.1] it provides me confidence, but additionally, the video games I’ve performed for girls give me loads of confidence. So I do know if I can preserve that degree within the juniors, hopefully I will go far [at Australian Open 2025],” he stated.
“I feel if I play my sport and truly [play] at that degree, I feel it provides me loads of confidence.”
After reaching the ultimate of the 2024 Australian Open, Jones hopes to develop into the primary Australian ladies’ champion at Melbourne Park since Siobhan Drake-Brockman 30 years in the past.
> MORE: Australian Open 2025 boys singles draw
Within the boys’ occasion, Cruz Hewitt gained his first junior Grand Slam match after a 6-3 6-3 victory over Korean qualifier MooBeen Kim. The 16-year-old arrange a second-round showdown with No.1 seed Jan Kumstat.
Former December Showdown winner Daniel Jovanovski pushed No. 6 boys Jack Kennedy to a few units in a match that lasted two hours and 28 minutes. Jovanovski held two match factors within the third set however was unable to make use of them, falling 3-6 6-3 7-6(4).
Aussie junior wildcard Daniel Jovanovski opens a set for No. 4 Jack Kennedy and Courtroom 13 completely loves it #AO2025 pic.twitter.com/qNm6wmQDYn
— TennisAustralia (@TennisAustralia) January 18, 2025
Aussies in motion – Australian Open
TODAY’S RESULTS
Ladies’ songs, first spherical
[1] Emerson Jones (AUS) d [Q] Anastasia Lizunova 6-3 6-3
Renee Alame (AUS) d Ksenia Efremova (FRA) 6-2 0-6 6-3
[9] Mingge Xu (GBR) d [WC] Ava Beck (AUS) 6-1 6-2
[Q] Mentioned Tsujioka [JPN] d [WC] Jizelle Sibai (AUS) 6-3 6-2
Boys’ singles, first spherical
Cruz Hewitt (AUS) d [Q] MooBeen Kim (KOR) 6-3 6-3
[4] Jack Kennedy (USA) d [WC] Daniel Jovanovski (AUS) 3-6 6-3 7-6(4)
[10] Maxwell Exsted (USA) d [WC] Cooper Kose (AUS) 6-3 6-4
Ludvig Hede (SWE) d [WC] Ethan Domingo (AUS) 6-2 7-6(3)
Zangar Nurlanuly (KAZ) d [WC] Nikolas Baker (AUS) 6-2 3-6 6-3
IT IS COMING
Ladies’ songs, first spherical
[WC] Koharu Nishikawa (AUS) v [3] Jeline Vandromme (BEL)
[WC] Tahlia Kokkinis (AUS) v [10] Rositsa Dencheva (BUL)
[WC] Sarah Mildren (AUS) v [11] Jana Kovackova (CZE)
[WC] Tori Russell (AUS) v [16] Julia Stusek (GER)
Alana Subasic (AUS) v Maia Ilinca Burcescu (ROU)
[WC] Emilie Chen (AUS) v Deniz Dilek (TUR)
Boys’ singles, first spherical
Ty Host (AUS) v [11] Flynn Thomas (SUI)
Duje Markovina (AUS) v [Q] Hugh Kawanishi (JPN)
[WC] Jake Dembo (AUS) v [Q] Pierluigi Basile (ITA)
[WC] Jeffery Strydom (AUS) v Yeonsu Jeong (KOR)
[WC] Ymerali Ibriami (AUS) v Pedro Albuquerque Dietrich
Ladies’ songs, spherical two
[1] Emerson Jones (AUS) v Thea Frodin (USA)
Renee Alame (AUS) v [12] Alena Kovackova [CZE]
Boys’ songs, spherical two
Cruz Hewitt (AUS) v [1] Jan Kumstat (CZE)
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