Ajla Tomljanovic produced a big comeback win against Barbora Krejcikova and after the match said she arrived to Wimbledon believing she could play well and potantially make a strong result.Ā
44th-ranked Tomljanovic made a slow start to her match versus Krejcikova but recovered to upset the 13th-seed in three sets 2-6 6-4 6-3.Ā
Tomljanovic, 29, reached her maiden Grand Slam last-quarterfinal at Wimbledon 12 months ago.Ā
Now, Tomljanovic has been through to the Wimbledon last-16 and she is proving that her last year’s run at the tournament wasn’t a fluke.Ā
āComing in, youāre not seeded so you donāt know what can happen. Even if you are, itās a slam. There are always upsets. I donāt know what my form was coming in, but I just knew that I could produce good tennis, but actually doing it, it feels really nice. It just kind of confirms that I maybe do belong here,” Tomljanovic said after the win.Ā
Tomljanovic on booking problemsĀ
Team Tomljanovic apparently booked a house only for a week and the Australian had to to re-book after reaching the Wimbledon last-16.
āI was like (to my father) āYou thought Iād lose the second round?ā At least book it until Sunday so itās a good problem to have. Iām not really satisfied with being in the third round and then moving houses. The problem was itās so hard to find something. London is packed, and I didnāt want to stay an hour away. He was very ā he didnāt take it well,” Tomljanovic revealed. āToday when I finished, heās like, āOh, I have to book again.ā I was like, āYouāre kidding me?ā He wasnāt kidding, but he managed to book the same. Hotel, so I have a room probably until Tuesday.”
Tomljanovic plays next Alize Cornet, who upset Iga Swiatek.Ā
Cornet is a pretty favorable round-of-16 matchup and Tomljanovic will certainly be motivated to get the job done and make back-to-back Wimbledon quarterfinals.Ā