Jan 14, 2025 · Ranked 195 in the world, Destanee Aiava's gripping first-round win at Melbourne Park will go a long way to funding her 2025 season and building her confidence.

Jan 14, 2025 · Australian tennis star Destanee Aiava has come back from the brink of suicide just three years ago to achieve her first grand slam win at the Australian Open. Aiava advanced with her first...

3 days ago · Destanee Aiava, Kimberly Birrell and Olivia Gadecki enjoyed rankings spikes in various categories after career-best Grand Slam runs at Australian Open 2025. ... A three-hour epic against Greet Minnen in the opening round was the highlight of her Melbourne Park run, Aiava coming from a set and 5-2 down to record her first AO main-draw win and ...

1 day ago · January in Melbourne Park guarantees 15 days of sensational tennis from 256 of the world's best singles players. This year, we've been introduced to fresh faces, ridden rollercoasters with established stars, supported homegrown talent and appreciated stirring comebacks. ... Destanee Aiava [Q] d Greet Minnen 5-7 7-5 7-6 [10-5] After securing a ...

Jan 14, 2025 · Destanee Aiava won her first Grand Slam main-draw match at Australian Open 2025, eight years after debuting in the main draw at Melbourne Park.

Jan 16, 2025 · The 24-year-old and highly-touted junior achieved her long-waited maiden win at any major against Belgian world no.91 Greet Minnen in the opening days at Melbourne Park. At the 2017 Australian Open, aged 16, Aiava became the first player born in the 2000s to feature in the main rounds at any Grand Slam.

Destanee Aiava's remarkable turnaround over the last three years was punctuated by her victory over Greet Minnen at the Australian Open. In her sixth time playing at Melbourne Park, the...

Jan 14, 2025 · Three years after Destanee Aiava was talked out of taking her own life, the Australian star won at Melbourne Park for the first time in six attempts. Destanee Aiava's remarkable turnaround over the last three years was punctuated by her victory over Greet Minnen at the Australian Open.

Jan 14, 2025 · Aiava’s watershed win, from a set and 5-2 down, means much more than a rankings boost that will vault her back into the world’s top 150 at least and closer to grand slam direct entry. She will leave Melbourne Park with a minimum $200,000 following three qualifying wins and at least a first-round main-draw victory.

Jan 16, 2025 · Collins said the 290,000 Australian dollars (£147,500) that she will receive for reaching the third round at Melbourne Park would be used on a "five-star trip".