Priscilla Hon has received her first title in 10 months on the Sunshine Coast Tennis Worldwide.
Caloundra, QLD, 26 November 2024 | Jackson Mansell
Priscilla Hon has prevailed in her return to the Australian Professional Tour, profitable the Sunshine Coast Tennis Worldwide.
In her first Australian event because the Latrobe Metropolis Traralgon Worldwide in February, Hon defeated Playford finalist Himeno Sakatsume 6-4 7-5 within the ultimate to win her first title in 10 months.
American Christian Langmo received the lads’s singles title, defeating Ajeet Rai 7-6(4) 1-6 6-4.
World No.176 Hon was at her dominant finest in Caloundra, profitable all 5 of her matches in straight units.
Her spectacular feat continues a powerful conclusion to the season for Hon as she gears in the direction of Australian Open qualification.
In September, the Queenslander made it by way of qualifying of a Grand Slam for the primary time in 5 years at Flushing Meadows. Following her US Open qualification, Hon achieved main-draw standing at three WTA 500 through the Asian swing – Seoul, Ningbo and Tokyo.
She is going to search to win back-to-back Australian Professional Tour occasions when she performs on the Gold Coast Tennis Worldwide this week.
Seeded No.4, Hon is hoping to win consecutive titles for the primary time in her skilled profession.
Among the many gamers vying to win the Gold Coast Worldwide is former top-20 participant Daria Saville. The highest seed on the occasion, Saville returns to the Professional Tour circuit following Australia’s quarterfinal loss to Slovakia on the Billie Jean King Cup. It will likely be her first ITF singles occasion in Australia in 9 years.
Talia Gibson will oppose Saville within the draw as she seeks to complete the season on a excessive. Emerson Jones will even function on the event, trying to avenge her second-round loss on the Sunshine Coast Worldwide.
Within the males’s draw, Luke Saville will play his first Professional Tour occasion because the Swan Hill Worldwide in March. The previous doubles world No.23 has spent 2024 predominantly on the ATP Challenger circuit, not too long ago profitable two doubles titles with Tristan Schoolkate. He performs fellow Aussie Pavle Marinkov within the first spherical.
Jason Kubler is a wildcard entry this week. The Brisbane native returned to the Professional Tour at his residence occasion a fortnight in the past, reaching the semifinals.
If Kubler can go one step additional on the Gold Coast, he’ll make his first ultimate because the Ilkley Challenger in June 2023.
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