{"id":390274,"date":"2026-01-04T03:48:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T03:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/390274\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T03:48:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T03:48:28","slug":"olivia-gadecki-battles-through-brisbane-international-qualifying-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/390274\/","title":{"rendered":"Olivia Gadecki battles through Brisbane International qualifying"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Olivia Gadecki has booked a return to the Brisbane International main draw after rebounding to deny second seed Yulia Putintseva in the final round of qualifying on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>At her home tournament, the Queenslander battled for two hours and 15 minutes to claim a 1-6 7-5 6-1 win against the former world No.20 and earn entry into the Brisbane main draw for a second time.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It boosts the Australian women\u2019s contingent in Brisbane expand to six representatives, with Gadecki joining Daria Kastatkina, Ajla Tomljanovic, Kimberly Birrell, Emerson Jones and Talia Gibson at the WTA 500 tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Alexei Popyrin and Adam Walton lead the four Australian men competing in the ATP 250 main draw.<\/p>\n<p>While fellow Australian, Taylah Prestoh, fell to China\u2019s Shuai Zhang in three sets in the final round of women\u2019s qualifying, several Australians made successful starts in the men\u2019s qualifying tournament.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/brisbane-international\/news\/2026\/01\/krygios-embraces-brisbane-return\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ: Kyrgios embraces Brisbane return<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chris O\u2019Connell navigated past Nikoloz Basilashvili in straight sets and set all-Aussie encounter with Dane Sweeny, who was a straight-sets winner over Jacob Fearnley.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>James Duckworth successfully launched his qualifying campaign with a 6-3 6-2 win over countryman Tristan Schoolkate.\u00a0Following his victory at the Sydney Challenger in November and a semifinal run in Playford, it marked Duckworth\u2019s ninth win from his past 10 matches.<\/p>\n<p>Eyeing a chance to replicate an inspired run as a Brisbane quarterfinalist in 2024, Rinky Hijikata was a straight-sets winner over Austria\u2019s Filip Misolic.<\/p>\n<p>Younger countryman Cruz Hewitt provided Kamil Majchrzak with a test before the experienced Pole claimed a 6-4 7-5 victory.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/brisbane-international\/news\/2026\/01\/string-of-slam-champions-loom-in-sabalenka-s-stacked-draw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ: String of Slam champions loom in Sabalenka\u2019s stacked draw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other Australian players had earlier earned their first-round opponents in the main draw, following the official draw at the Queensland Tennis Centre.<\/p>\n<p>Three of the eight Australians in action will face qualifiers, with every local competitor avoiding seeded opponents at their home tournament.<\/p>\n<p>            Aussies at Brisbane<\/p>\n<p>Women&#8217;s singles, first round<\/p>\n<p>Daria Kastakina (No. 37) v Anastasia Potapova (AUT, No.50)Ajla Tomljanovic (No.80) v Elsa Jacquemot (FRA, No.55)Kim Birrell (No.98) v qualifierEmerson Jones (No.151) v Tatjana Maria (GER, No.45)Talia Gibson (No.122) v Dayana Yastremska (UKR, No.27)Olivia Gadecki (No.202) v TBC<\/p>\n<p>Men&#8217;s singles first round\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Alexei Popyrin (No.53) v qualifierAdam Walton (No.78) v qualifierAleksander Vukic (No.84) v Frances Tiafoe (USA, No.30)Nick Kyrgios (No.671) v Aleksandar Kovacevic (USA, No.60)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Olivia Gadecki has booked a return to the Brisbane International main draw after rebounding to deny second 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