JOINT, TOMLJANOVIĆ BREEZE INTO RABAT SEMI-FINALS TO SET UP FIRST MEETING
- Christian Montegan
- 1 day ago
- 2 min read
Maya Joint and Ajla Tomljanović continue to fly the Australian flag at the Morocco Open, with one player guaranteed a ticket to the final.
The first quarter-final of the day saw Tomljanović produce an upset against 10th-seed Jessica Bouzas Maneiro of Spain, dropping four games en route to a 6-1 6-3 victory.
A date with fourth-seed Ann Li might have proved a daunting prospect for 19-year-old Joint, but the young Aussie was locked in from the get-go to defeat the American 6-2 6-1 in convincing fashion.
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It sets up a first-ever meeting between Joint and Tomljanović as they prepare for a semi-final showdown, with the latter having already spent six hours and 22 minutes on court compared to Joint's two hours and 28 minutes.
The outdoor clay event on the African continent is classified as a WTA 250 event in the lead-up to Roland-Garros.
In the live rankings, Joint has skyrocketed 14 places to a career-high No.64, overtaking Kimberly Birrell (No.67) as Australia's second-highest ranked female in singles behind Daria Kasatkina.
A win for Tomljanović over her fellow countrywoman could potentially see her climb into the world's top-60, depending on other results.
The pair will also meet in the first-round of the French Open.
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