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Posted: 2024-06-22 21:08:52

Ajla Tomljanovic's brilliant return to tennis has hit a new peak as the Australian ace reached her first WTA grass court final in the Birmingham Classic to stand on the verge of the biggest triumph of her 15-year career.

Tomljanovic's 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 victory over Russian seventh seed Anastasia Potapova in the pre-Wimbledon tournament at Edgbaston on Saturday left the 31-year-old quite emotional, as she clenched her fists tight and looked to the heavens.

"I definitely didn't expect to play a final here. I really take it one match at a time, as cliched as it is," beamed the player who was Australian number one this time last year before a series of injury, illness and surgery setbacks saw her world ranking plummet to its current 190.

But Tomljanovic, the Australian number 10, stands to shoot back to number three while soaring back to number 116 in the world should she defeat old Kazakh rival Yulia Putintseva in Sunday's unexpected match-up between two non-seeds.

It's also a fantastic boost for Tomljanovic as she prepares for Wimbledon — where she's twice reached the quarterfinal — before representing Australia at the Paris Olympics.

"Whenever I've done well, I've never looked ahead, and I'm not going to do it now either," she said.

"I'm going to do my best to prepare, give it my all tomorrow, and when it's over, reflect on the week."

After missing most of 2023 with a knee injury and requiring surgery this year to remove uterine fibroids, it would represent an extraordinary achievement if Tomljanovic was to lift a WTA crown in her 180th main draw.

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