Aussie Emerson Jones into Wimbledon girls’ semi-final

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Aussie Emerson Jones into Wimbledon ******’ semi-final

Emerson Jones has demonstrated why she’s being touted as the next big hope of *********** women’s tennis after becoming the first home-based teenager since Ash Barty to reach the semi-finals of the Wimbledon ******’ championship.

Back in 2011, Barty went on to lift the junior title and the 16-year-old Gold Coast prospect Jones is now hoping to emulate the great Queenslander following her effortless run to the last-four.

Former grand slam winner Kim Clijsters was among the crowd watching on impressed as Jones outplayed Poland’s Monika Stankiewicz 6-2 6-3 on Friday in under an hour, meaning the third seed has breezed through her four matches at SW19 without dropping a set and for the loss of just 15 games.

Not that the youngster was remotely fazed by having such a distinguished figure at courtside. “I did notice, but I tried not to,” she said.

“I just tried to concentrate on my match because sometimes, actually a lot of the time, I lose concentration and then that doesn’t go well. So I just tried to focus on me.”

She did so admirably – and not just in the singles.

Jones, who says grass is her favourite surface because the faster courts and shorter rallies suit her style, is also into the ******’ doubles semi-final after partnering Italian Vittoria Paganetti to a 6-3 6-3 win over Japan’s Reina Goto and Spain’s Ruth Rura Llaverias.

No *********** has reached the semi-finals in both events in the same year for 34 years since Kirrily Sharpe in 1990.

It will mean a busy Saturday too for Jones, as she faces ********* sixth seed Iva Jovic in the ******’ semis, before she and Paganetti, the sixth seeds, face Jovic and her compatriot Tyra Caterina Grant in the last-four of the doubles.

It’s turning out to be another big week for Jones, who only turned 16 on Sunday. As a 15-year-old back in January, she became the first *********** girl to make the junior singles final of her home Open in 16 years and at Roland Garros last month, she reached the doubles semi-finals with Paganetti.

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