John Millman will play his ninth Australian Open and the resurgent Jaimee Fourlis her first in 5 years after the pair had been each handed wildcards to the 12 months’s first tennis main.
Former world No.33 Millman, who beat Roger Federer on the 2018 US Open and nearly repeated the dose at Melbourne Park 18 months later, drifted out of the world’s high 100 final August and is at the moment ranked 147.
“I’m extremely grateful to be given the opportunity to play at the Australian Open,” Millman mentioned forward of this month’s occasion.
“It’s a special place for me to return to in front of my friends, family and the powerful Aussie crowd. I couldn’t be more excited.”
Fourlis surged again from exterior the highest 300 final 12 months, successful 50 matches together with 12 straight as a part of an unbelievable 24-set streak on her solution to three ITF singles titles.
She gained on Australian Open main-draw debut as a 17-year-old however then missed 18 months after shoulder surgical procedure in 2020.
“I’m so thankful to Tennis Australia for the opportunity to play in the main draw of my home slam,” the 23-year-old, who made the Australian Open blended doubles closing with Jason Kubler final 12 months, mentioned.
The closing wildcards have gone to Japan’s Moyuka Uchijima and Wu Yibing of China, each of whom will make their Australian Open main-draw debuts at Melbourne Park.
AUSTRALIAN OPEN WILDCARDS
Men: John Millman (AUS), Alexei Popyrin (AUS),Jason Kubler (AUS), Rinky Hijikata (AUS), Dominic Thiem (AUT), Christopher Eubanks (USA), Luca Van Assche (FRA), Wu Yibing (CHI).
Women: Jaimee Fourlis (AUS), Storm Hunter (AUS), Talia Gibson (AUS), Olivia Gadecki (AUS), Venus Williams (USA), Taylor Townsend (USA), Diane Parry (FRA), Moyuka Uchijima (JPN).
