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Ajla Tomljanovic was listed for direct entry to the 2026 US Open. By August 31, she is instead watching from the sidelines after ending her season early, with a series of minor injuries outweighing the value of anothe...
An injury-interrupted season has ended early for Ajla Tomljanovic, but her decision to remain close to tennis in a media role suggests a player weighing how — rather than whether — she wants to continue her career.
Australia’s newest Grand Slam representative has direct entry into New York, but Kasatkina’s real US Open challenge is converting competitive losses into a sharper hard-court campaign.
With the US Open main draw confirmed for five Australian women, New York offers a sharper test than simply counting entries: can Maya Joint consolidate, can Daria Kasatkina translate experience, and can three unseeded...
Australia will send a healthy singles contingent to New York, but the shape of the group reveals a clear split: established depth on the ATP side, and a more fragile WTA pipeline still searching for a breakthrough.
Alex de Minaur leads a compact Australian contingent into Cincinnati, while Kimberly Birrell and Ajla Tomljanovic arrive with very different questions to answer before the US Open.