Ajla Tomljanovic’s latest comeback is gathering steam ahead of Wimbledon, advancing to the Rothesay Classic final in Birmingham and within one victory of her maiden WTA title.
But the news was not as good for fellow Australian Jordan Thompson, who needed to win his Queen’s Club semi-final in London against Italian rising star Lorenzo Musetti to be seeded at a grand slam for the first time.Credit:Musetti, who stunned Australia’s top player and last year’s runner-up Alex de Minaur in the first round, denied Thompson achieving that feat in a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 result that booked him his first grasscourt final, after reaching the semi-finals in Stuttgart last week.
“I definitely didn’t expect to play a final here, just because I really take it one match at a time, as much a cliché it is,” the world No.190 said. But some stout defence from the Australian two points later helped her secure the set, when Potapova missed a down-the-line backhand narrowly wide searching for a winner.Potapova, who hit eight double faults and 39 unforced errors, hung in for most of the second set after staving off another break point in the second game, but slumped to 15-40 at 4-5 before another errant backhand cost her the match.
He lost the first three games of his semi-final, but had consecutive chances in the seventh game to fight his way back into the set before Musetti clinched a one-set lead.
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