Daria Kasatkina scored her first win representing Australia whereas Ajla Tomljanovic booked a third-round assembly with high seed Jessica Pegula in a successful day for the Aussies in Charleston.
Charleston, SC, United States, 3 April 2025 | Jackson Mansell
Two Australians have progressed to the ultimate 16 in Charleston after Daria Kasatkina and Ajla Tomljanovic recorded victories on Wednesday in South Carolina.
For Kasatkina, the 6-1 6-1 overcome world No.211 Lauren Davis was her first underneath the Australian flag, following the approval of her everlasting residency utility.
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With ‘Down Beneath’ by Males at Work soundtracking her post-match celebrations, the 27-year-old signed the digicam ‘Aussies’ with a love coronary heart, symbolising a second she is going to eternally cherish.
“I simply couldn’t preserve my smile from breaking by way of,” she stated about strolling on courtroom in her first match as an Australian.
“It’s a extremely particular second for me to win my first match as an Australian participant. I’m simply actually pleased and couldn’t consider someday one thing like that may occur to me.”
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Kasatkina, the 2017 Charleston champion and runner-up final 12 months, wanted simply 63 minutes to dispatch the American wildcard. Her return recreation was central to her win; she claimed 80 per cent of factors on Davis’ first serve.
The world No.12 will face Australian Open 2020 champion Sofia Kenin within the third spherical, the place she was later joined by Tomljanovic.
Tomljanovic upstaged sixteenth seed Peyton Stearns, successful 6-1 6-4 to succeed in the final 16 in Charleston for the primary time since 2021.
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In a decent contest, 87th-ranked Tomljanovic capitalised early on the American’s serve, breaking in all three of Stearns’ service video games within the opening set.
The 31-year-old meets No.1 seed Jessica Pegula within the subsequent spherical as she goals to proceed her surge up the rankings.
Within the WTA stay rankings, Tomljanovic is inside the highest 80 for the primary time since August 2023 following Wednesday’s win.
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