Australia's tennis women are surging in the busy end-of-season calendar -- but it's still the evergreen Ajla Tomljanovic who will be returning as their standard bearer this week.
Kim Birrell became the latest Aussie to make a big breakthrough at the weekend when she reached her maiden WTA final in the Japan Open.
The success of the 26-year-old Queenslander followed another first-time final appearance by 22-year-old Olivia Gadecki the previous month when she reached the Guadalajara Open championship match.
