Woodman set for Open debut

Jin Woodman will be in action this week at the Australian Open. (Tennis Victoria)

Sunbury’s Jin Woodman will finally achieve his dream of playing in the Australian Open.

The teenager, who competes in the wheelchair quad event, received a wildcard to this year’s event.

Woodman had been hoping to receive a wildcard last season, but missed out. He made his grand slam debut last year in the US Open junior wheelchair competition, winning his first round.

Woodman, who is still eligible for juniors, is ranked number 20 in the world in the men’s quad.

“The Australian Open is going to be amazing considering it’s my first one,” Woodman said at the launch of the summer of tennis in December. “I am going to love it with all the Aussie fans who will come out to watch us. I am proud to be representing Australia on home soil.”

Woodman enters the event of some good form at the Victorian Open and the Melbourne Wheelchair Open which have been held at the Hume Tennis and Community Centre the past couple of weeks.

He made the quarter finals after being number three seed Andy Lapthorne.

Woodman made the quarter finals of the boys singles event.

At the Melbourne Wheelchair Open, Woodman made the second round of the quad singles and the quarter finals of the doubles.

In the boys single event, Woodman, who was ranked number one, finished runners-up to Charlie Cooper, losing the final, 7-6 6-1.