At only 15, Jin Woodman has earned a wildcard to the Open's main draw at Melbourne Park after winning three titles at the 2024 Australian Wheelchair Tennis National Championships and climbing to number 20 in the world.
In 2018, eight-year-old Jin Woodman tossed the coin at the Australian Open men's quad singles final, bright-eyed and beaming.But following in the paths of his childhood inspirations, Dylan Alcott and Heath Davidson , that dream became a reality after he earned a wildcard spot in his home Grand Slam next year — at only 15 years old.
In the junior rankings, Australia has four players inside the boys' and girls' top 10 — four boys and one girl. "So I'm happy that the younger generation are falling in love with the sport that I fell in love with so many years ago." "And 15 years old, that's pretty amazing. not many Australians who play in main draw in the Australian Open at 15 in any form. So to achieve that …there's going to be huge crowd behind him."
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