Aleksandar Vukic, Ajla Tomljanovic and Jordan Thompson lead the Australian cost on day one at Roland Garros 2024.
Paris, France, 26 Could 2024 | Leigh Rogers
Three Australians are scheduled to start their campaigns on day one at Roland Garros 2024.
Making his ninth consecutive main-draw look on the clay-court Grand Slam match, Jordan Thompson arrives in Paris in career-best kind.
“All the outcomes I’ve had this 12 months have positively given me extra perception,” Thompson mentioned.
The 30-year-old from Sydney, a winner of two ATP doubles titles on clay this 12 months, meets world No.99 Maximilan Marterer within the first spherical.
It’s Thompson’s first profession assembly with the 28-year-old German, who’s seeking to rating his first main-draw victory in Paris since 2018.
Aleksandar Vukic additionally carries constructive momentum into his opening-round conflict with China’s Zhang Zhizhen.
The 28-year-old from Sydney scored three top-100 wins on clay and superior to first ATP quarterfinal on the pink grime floor in current weeks.
His opponent, world No.42 Zhang, proved his personal clay-court credentials by just lately reaching the Italian Open quarterfinals.
That is Vukic’s first assembly with the 27-year-old Zhang, who earlier this 12 months grew to become the primary Chinese language man to interrupt into the world’s high 50.
Ajla Tomljanovic faces a troublesome first-round project towards world No.32 Dayana Yastremska within the ladies’s singles competitors.
That is the sixth time from her previous seven appearances at Roland Garros that Tomljanovic has drawn a seeded opponent within the opening spherical.
Yastremska was an Australian Open semifinalist earlier this season and the 24-year-old Ukrainian has gained all three of her earlier profession conferences towards Tomljanovic.
“I do know her recreation effectively, she is aware of mine,” Tomljanovic mentioned. “I don’t suppose the previous scores actually trouble me so much. I do know that on the day, if I play effectively I’ve an excellent shot.”
Tomljanovic also can take confidence from a greater file at Roland Garros. The 31-year-old Australian has gained six main-draw matches in Paris all through her profession, together with three towards seeded opponents.
Yastremska, alternatively, is seeking to rating her first main-draw win in her fifth match look.
Roland Garros is broadcast reside in Australia on the 9 Community and Stan Sport, with protection starting at 6.30pm AEST.
Aussies in motion on day one:
Males’s singles, first spherical
Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) v Zhang Zhizhen (CHN), Courtroom 9, first match (from 7pm AEST)
Jordan Thompson (AUS) v Maximilan Marterer (GER), Courtroom 9, second match
Girls’s singles, first spherical
[WC] Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) v [30] Dayana Yastremska (UKR), Courtroom 14, first match (from 7pm AEST)
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