Vicky Jiménez Begins Australian Open Qualifying Against Zeynep Sönmez
Andorran tennis player Vicky Jiménez, ranked 115th, faces Turkey's Zeynep Sönmez in the first round of Australian Open qualifying early Thursday,.
Key Points
- Jiménez (world No. 115, 11th seed) vs. Sönmez (No. 112) in AO qualifying Round 1 at ~3:20 a.m. local time.
- Must win three matches for main draw entry; second major attempt post-US Open qualification.
- Sönmez beat Jiménez in their December 2024 meeting in Angers.
Andorran tennis player Vicky Jiménez begins her bid for a main draw spot at the Australian Open in the early hours of Thursday, facing Turkey's Zeynep Sönmez in the first round of qualifying.
Ranked 115th in the world and the 11th seed in the preliminaries, the 23-year-old Jiménez must win three matches to reach the main draw of the season's first Grand Slam. This marks her second attempt to qualify for a major's final stages since succeeding at the US Open a few months ago.
Her opening match against Sönmez, the No. 11 seed in qualifying and also aged 23 and ranked 112th, starts around 3:20 a.m. local time. The pair previously met in December 2024 in Angers, where Sönmez claimed victory.
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