A last-minute stand-in at Wimbledon qualifying, Australian Alex Bolt has stormed all the way into the men's main draw, sealed by an 'unreal' comeback triumph from match point down in his final round.
Alex Bolt qualifies for Wimbledon main draw after being a last-minute stand-in for qualifiers, Olivia Gadecki through in women's drawAustralia's Alex Bolt has qualified for the Wimbledon men's main draw after being a last-minute stand-in for the qualifiers.
Bolt, the 31-year-old South Australian from Murray Bridge, produced one of the "top two" performances of his tennis life to rally from two sets down, surviving a match point, to beat rising Swiss Leandro Riedi 6-7 , 2-6, 7-6 , 7-5, 6-4 and book his place among the SW19 elite next week. He went on to beat Argentina's Nicolas Kicker 6-1, 6-4 and then, on Wednesday, defeated German Rudolf Molleker by the same scoreline.
"It means so much to be playing at Wimbledon, you really work at these moments and to be able to walk through those gates for a main draw match is something I've dreamt about my whole life," said the world No.177.
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