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Houston, USA

Aleksandar Vukic has efficiently certified at an ATP 250 clay-court match in Houston this week.

The 26-year-old sealed his place in the principle draw with a 6-2 6-3 victory in the present day towards fourth-seeded Belgian Zizou Bergs.

That is the fifth tour-level match that world No.151 Vukic has certified for this season.

He joins Jason Kubler, Jordan Thompson and Max Purcell within the males’s singles predominant draw.

Aussies in motion – Houston

RESULTS
Males’s qualifying singles, ultimate spherical
Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) d [4] Zizou Bergs (BEL) 6-2 6-3

COMING UP
Males’s singles, first spherical
[6] Jason Kubler (AUS) v [WC] Fernando Verdasco (ESP)
Jordan Thompson (AUS) v [5] J.J. Wolf (USA)
Max Purcell (AUS) v Daniel Altmaier (GER)
[Q] Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) v Denis Kudla (USA)

Males’s doubles, first spherical
[1] Rinky Hijikata (AUS)/Jason Kubler (AUS) v [WC] William Blumberg (USA)/Christian Harrison (USA)
Max Purcell (AUS)/Jordan Thompson (AUS) v [WC] Hunter Reese (USA)/Reese Stalder (USA)

Marrakech, Morocco

Chris O’Connell and Alexei Popyrin are starting their clay-court season at an ATP 250 match in Morocco this week.

O’Connell will face a qualifier within the opening spherical, whereas Popyrin has been pitted towards a neighborhood wildcard.

Aussies in motion – Marrakech

COMING UP
Males’s singles, first spherical
Chris O’Connell (AUS) v Qualifier
Alexei Popyrin (AUS) v [WC] Younes Lalami Laaroussi (MOR)

Estoril, Portugal

Three Australians – John Friends, Andrew Harris and John-Patrick Smith – are competing within the males’s doubles competitors at an ATP 250 match in Estoril this week.

Friends is the No.2 seed within the draw alongside former world No.1 Marcelo Melo.

Aussies in motion – Estoril

COMING UP
Males’s doubles, first spherical
[2] John Friends (AUS)/Marcelo Melo (BRA) v Diego Hidalgo (ECU)/Cristian Rodriguez (COL)
Andrew Harris (AUS)/John-Patrick Smith (AUS) v Nikola Cacic (SRB)/Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB)

Charleston, USA

Storm Hunter is main the Aussie cost at a WTA 500 match in Charleston.

The 28-year-old is reuniting with American Caroline Dolehide within the ladies’s doubles competitors. The third-seeded duo have beforehand reached Wimbledon and US Open semifinals collectively.

Aussies in motion – Charleston

COMING UP
Girls’s doubles, first spherical
[3] Storm Hunter (AUS)/Caroline Dolehide (USA) v Ulrikke Eikeri (NOR)/Miriam Kolodziejova (CZE)

Bogota, Colombia

Olivia Tjandramulia is competing at a WTA 250 match in Bogota, teaming up with Chinese language Taipei’s Wu Fang-Hsien within the ladies’s doubles competitors.

Aussies in motion – Bogota

COMING UP
Girls’s doubles, first spherical
[4] Olivia Tjandramulia (AUS)/Wu Fang-Hsien (TPE) v Quinn Gleason (USA)/Elixane Lechemia (FRA)