Tomljanovic, is in the round of 16 but homeless because of his father

The amount of people trusting in the possibilities of Ajla Tomljanovic They grew up hard after the Australian reached his first Grand Slam quarterfinal at Wimbledon last year, but his father was not with them as happened in this edition.

Find a place to stay in London for Wimbledon It was a difficult task, but Tomljanovic, 29, had to pass the test and find a hotel room ‘in extremis’, as his father had booked a rental house for him until the first Friday of the tournament. .

“I don’t know if you know, but I had to change residence, so now I’m in this nice little hotel that’s really close to the courts,” Tomljanovic said.

Number 44 in the ranking, defeated the 2021 Roland Garros champion, the Czech Barbora Krejcikovaseeded No. 13, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 to reserve his spot in the round of 16 against Iga Swiatek of Poland or Alize Cornet of France.

When asked why he had to move to a hotel, Tomljanovic said: “Because my dad booked my house until Friday. Yeah, that’s a really good question. I was like, ‘Do you think that will I lose in the second round? ’I’m really pleased to be in the third round and then move house.

Also “the problem is it’s very hard to find something. London is full and I don’t want to be away for an hour. He didn’t take it well. I gave him a lot of cane”.

However, Tomljanovic is not sure where he will stay if he reaches the quarter-finals again. “Interestingly, today when I was done, he was like, ‘Oh, I have to book again.’ I was like, ‘Are you kidding me,’ ”he said with a smile.

But, “He’s not kidding, but he was able to book the same hotel, so he probably has a room until Tuesday, but I don’t care.”

“Parang Ajla. ‘Hungry rats swim faster.’ Whatever that means. It’s like an old father’s saying. I was like, ‘Well, I’m not a rat and I’m not hungry. I just want my house from start to finish, or maybe you still believe me, “Tomljanovic concluded.