World No. 1 men’s doubles player Matt Ebden will compete in the mixed doubles on day 9 of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships.
London, England, July 9, 2024 | Leigh Rogers
World number one Matt Ebden is one of four Australian players scheduled to compete on day nine of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships.
Ebden and Ellen Perez resume their first-round mixed doubles match in a precarious position. The No. 1 seeded Australian was facing a set point with Argentina’s Andres Molteni and the US’ Asia Muhammad before being forced off the court yesterday due to rain.
Hayden Jones continues his title challenge in the men’s singles when he faces Netherlands’ world number 27 Mies Rottgering in the second round.
The 17-year-old from Gold Coast will be looking to build on an impressive run of form that has helped him win 30 of his 36 matches on the ITF Junior Tour this season.
“Honestly, I feel really confident, especially on the fast courts. I think I’ve only lost four matches on hard or grass this year,” Jones said. He won his first title at Wimbledon earlier this week.
“I’ve had a lot of wins so far so it’s been a very good year for me and I’m very confident about where I’m headed next.”
One of Jones’ losses was to 17-year-old Rotgering, who he narrowly defeated in three sets at an ITF J300 tournament in Australia in January.
His younger sister, 16-year-old Emerson Jones, also advanced to the second round of the women’s singles.
> Read: Emerson Jones set for a triumphant start at Wimbledon 2024
Wimbledon will be broadcast live in Australia on Stan Sport (from 8pm AEST) and the Nine Network (from 9.30pm AEST).
Australian players in action on Day 9:
Mixed Doubles 1st Round
[1] Matt Ebden (Australia)/Ellen Perez (Australia) v Andres Molteni (ARG)/Asia Muhammad (USA), Court 2, First Match (from 8pm AEST), Finished 3-5
Men’s Singles Round 2
[7] Hayden Jones (Australia) v Mees Rottgering (NED), Court 11, Game 3
Women’s Singles Round 2
[3] Emerson Jones (Australia) v Eliska Tichakova (Czech Republic), Court 11, 2nd match
Women’s Doubles 1st Round
[6] Emerson Jones (Australia)/Vittoria Paganetti (Italy) vs. Eliska Tichakova (Czech Republic)/Lucie Urbanova (Czech Republic), Court 6, Sixth Match
> View: Full schedule for day 9 of Wimbledon 2024
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