The patience of Gijs Brouwer and Jesper de Jong is being tested. The two North Holland tennis players would play their first qualifying matches for the Australian Open today. Their matches have been postponed due to the persistent rain.
Instead of today, the tennis players hope to be able to take action tomorrow. The Australian Open is the first Grand Slam tournament of the season. In addition to Brouwer and De Jong, Suzan Lamens, Arianne Hartono and Lesley Pattinama-Kerkhove also attempt to reach the main tournament. To do that, they need to win three games.
Arantxa Rus, Tallon Greekpoor and Botic van de Zandschulp have been directly admitted to the Australian Open. The Grand Slam tournament in Melbourne starts on January 14.