A year on from a chastening defeat to Ash Barty, Ajla Tomljanovic says she is more confident and prepared for a second straight crack at a Wimbledon quarter-final.
Ajla Tomljanovic won't be bossed around when she gets a rare second chance to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals on Wednesday.Ajla Tomljanovic says last year's "shocking" quarter-final loss to Ash Barty has helped prepare her for his match
But now that she's the first Australian to make back-to-back quarter-finals at the All England Club since Jelena Dokic 22 years ago, Tomljanovic is vowing not to let another opportunity slip. "Last year was such a shocking thing for me, the way everything happened — it was so quick. I played someone that was playing unbelievable tennis," Tomljanovic said of her 6-1, 6-3 quarter-final loss to Barty.
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