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Perth teen Taylah Preston has recorded her first tour-level main-draw win at a WTA 500 tournament in America.
San Diego, USA, 28 February 2024 | Leigh Rogers
San Diego, USA
Taylah Preston is proving she is a star on the rise at a WTA 500 tournament in San Diego.
The 18-year-old from Perth scored a milestone first tour-level victory today, fighting past Poland’s Magdalena Frech 6-4 4-6 6-1 in the opening round.
Preston, a wildcard entry, took two hours and four minutes to beat world No.42 Frech, who advanced to the Australian Open fourth round last month.
This is Preston’s second career top-100 win and first against a top-50 player.
It continues an impressive run of form for Preston, who progressed to the biggest singles final of her career at a WTA 125 tournament in Mexico last week. This propelled Preston to a career-high ranking of world No.153.
Preston’s second-round opponent is world No.34 Marta Kostyuk.
Aussies in action – San Diego
RESULTS
Women’s singles, first round
[WC] Taylah Preston (AUS) d Magdalena Frech (POL) 6-4 4-6 6-1
COMING UP
Women’s singles, second round
[Q] Daria Saville (AUS) v Tatjana Maria (GER)
[WC] Taylah Preston (AUS) v [6] Marta Kostyuk (UKR)
Women’s doubles, first round
[2] Storm Hunter (AUS)/Katerina Siniakova (CZE) v Miriam Kolodziejova (CZE)/Katarzyna Piter (POL)
[3] Ellen Perez (AUS)/Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) v Donna Vekic (CRO)/Zhu Lin (CHN)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Chris O’Connell has charged into the second round at an ATP 500 tournament in Dubai.
The 29-year-old Australian did not face a break point in his 6-2 6-4 dismissal of German qualifier Maximilian Marterer in the opening round.
World No.68 O’Connell conceded only 10 points in total across his service games in the 76-minute encounter.
This sets up a second-round showdown with world No.8 Hubert Hurkacz.
In doubles action, Matt Ebden scored his first win as world No.1.
The 36-year-old Australian teamed with India’s Rohan Bopanna to scrap past Tunisian Skander Mansouri and Pakistan’s Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi 7-6(4) 7-6(5) in the opening round.
> READ: Ebden reflects on rise to world No.1 – “It’s a little bit surreal”
Aussies in action – Dubai
RESULTS
Men’s singles, first round
Chris O’Connell (AUS) d [Q] Maximilian Marterer (GER) 6-2 6-4
Men’s doubles, first round
[1] Matt Ebden (AUS)/Rohan Bopanna (IND) d [WC] Skander Mansouri (TUN)/Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) 7-6(4) 7-6(5)
[2] Ivan Dodig (CRO)/Austin Krajicek (USA) d [LL] John-Patrick Smith (AUS)/Andreas Mies (GER) 7-6(2) 7-6(4)
COMING UP
Men’s singles, second round
Chris O’Connell (AUS) v [3] Hubert Hurkacz (POL)
Men’s doubles, quarterfinals
[1] Matt Ebden (AUS)/Rohan Bopanna (IND) v Ariel Behar (URU)/Adam Pavlasek (CZE)
Acapulco, Mexico
Max Purcell has bowed out in the opening round of an ATP 500 tournament in Acapulco.
The 25-year-old Australian tested world No.16 Frances Tiafoe early, before succumbing in three sets.
Jordan Thompson, who won his maiden ATP title in Los Cabos last week, will look to continue his winning run when he meets American qualifier Aleksander Kovacevic later today.
Aussies in action – Acapulco
RESULTS
Men’s singles, first round
[8] Frances Tiafoe (USA) d Max Purcell (AUS) 4-6 6-3 6-0
COMING UP
Men’s singles, first round
Jordan Thompson (AUS) v [Q] Aleksander Kovacevic (USA)
Men’s singles, second round
[3] Alex de Minaur (AUS) v Sebastian Ofner (AUT)
Men’s doubles, first round
Max Purcell (AUS)/Jordan Thompson (AUS) v Gonzalo Escobar (ECU)/Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ)
Men’s doubles, quarterfinals
John Peers (AUS)/Harri Heliovaara (FIN) v TBC
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