JTCC players certainly didn’t let any grass grow under their feet at Wimbledon as three alumni raced to victories on the hallowed grass courts. Robin Montgomery fought through three matches in qualifying to earn her first entry into the women’s singles main draw. She followed up with an impressive first round defeat of Olivia Gadecki, 6-4, 6-4, to achieve a personal milestone winning her first Grand Slam main draw match.
The 19-year-old ascending star has achieved a career-high #138 WTA ranking in 2024 after reaching her first Hologic WTA Tour quarterfinal at the Libema Open in the Netherlands and advancing to the third round of the WTA 1000 Madrid Open where she lost to two-time Grand Slam champion Aryna Sabalenka in a tightly contested three-set match.
JTCC alumnus Frances Tiafoe also impressed on the grass, registering two wins over Matteo Arnaldi and Borna Coric before falling to eventual 2024 Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz in a thrilling five-set match 5-7, 6-2, 4-6, 6-7, 6-2. Tiafoe, who defeated Rafael Nadal en route to reaching the 2022 US Open semifinals, is ranked #29 in the ATP world rankings and will compete in the Mubadala Citi DC Open beginning July 27.
In Boys’ Singles, JTCC High Performance player Kase Schinnerer made history of his own, registering his first main draw win at a Junior Grand Slam event. Schinnerer won two qualifying matches to gain entry into the 18 & Under Junior Boys main draw and has attained an ITF Junior world ranking of #57.
“We are thrilled to have three JTCC players perform so well at Wimbledon, and I’m personally very pleased I was able to attend Frances’ wonderful two sets to love comeback victory in the first round and also witness Robin Montgomery’s first Grand Slam victory,” said JTCC CEO Ray Benton.
