World No 8 Emma Navarro, the top seed at the Prudential Hong Kong Open, looked to be a shoe-in for the WTA 125 title, but she suffered a shock defeat that could severely dent her chances of qualifying for the WTA Finals in Riyadh, and it left the field wide open to allow Ajla Tomljanovic…
The 2024 Palermo Open will run from July 15th to 21st and the draw for the WTA 250 tournament has already been released. As one of the few clay-court tournaments after the grass-court part of the season, the Palermo Ladies Open piqued interest of some high-ranked players this year, especially those that want to fine-tune…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Monday, June 24, 2024Photo credit: Cameron Smith/Getty for LTA Ajla Tomljanovic will continue her comeback at Wimbledon. Two-time Wimbledon quarterfinalist Tomljanovic has been awarded a main-draw Wimbledon wild card, the All England Lawn Tennis Club announced today. Watch: Federer’s Dartmouth Commencement Speech Goes Viral The 31-year-old Tomljanovc reached back-to-back…
Yulia Putintseva lifted her first grass court trophy on Sunday at the Rothesay Classic, with a 6-1 7-6(8) win over Ajla Tomljanovic in a final between the two unseeded players at the WTA 250 event in Birmingham. It was a great game. I started so well, and then Ajla dialled up her level to the…
Ajla Tomljanovic played some wonderful tennis at the 2024 Birmingham Classic to make the final, but unfortunately, she didn’t win the trophy. The Australian has been around for many years now, with many great results, but unfortunately, no trophies on the WTA Tour to date. She had a chance to win her maiden title this…
The Rothesay Classic in Birmingham sees Yulia Putintseva and Ajla Tomljanovic in Sunday’s final playing for the trophy after seeing off Elisabetta Cocciaretto and Anastasia Potapova respectively in the semi-finals at the Edgbaston Priory Club on Saturday. I definitely did not expect to play a final here. I really do try to take it one…
The Rothesay Classic, the WTA 250 in Birmingham, successfully reached the semi-final stage on time, with Anastasia Potapova, Ajla Tomljanovic, Elisabetta Cocciaretto and Yulia Putintseva in the line-up after some upsets of the form book. I’m a little bit surprised, to be honest, because I don’t know what happened in that first set. I felt…
Alex de Minaur downed Novak Djokovic earlier today, giving Ajla Tomljanovic a great chance to seal Australia’s place in the United Cup semi-final. The Serbia – Australia United Cup tie was one that Australia could have won, but nobody really expected it to come this easily. Djokovic’s wrist injury played a huge factor in the…
Katie Boulter stepped up in a big way to down Ajla Tomljanovic at the United Cup, sealing her nation’s win over the host nation. For the second year in a row, Australia is playing host to the United Cup, but this time around, things didn’t really start well for them. Playing in Perh, Alex de…
