Sixteen-year-old Emerson Jones was looking promising heading into her first grand slam main draw. The teenager from Queensland rose to world number one in the junior girls' rankings after an impressive 2024 season — the first Aussie to achieve the feat since Jelena Dokic in 1998 — which earned her a wildcard to this year's Australian Open. Then the draw …
You can almost hear the thwack of tennis balls ringing out from Melbourne Park as the smell of sunscreen fills the air. The Australian Open main draw starts on Sunday, January 12 and runs until Sunday, January 26, finishing with the men's final. Fresh off her Brisbane International title, two-time defending Australian Open champion and world number one Aryna Sabalenka …
Two years ago, Australian former US Open champion Sam Stosur was having a hit with an emerging talent on the tennis scene, Queensland teenager Emerson Jones, and was immediately impressed with the way she moved. Now 16, Jones has risen to world number one in junior girls' rankings after an impressive 2024 season — the first Aussie to achieve the …