A breakthrough tennis year for Destanee Aiava and Priscilla Hon looks even more rosy after the Australian duo both made it through US Open qualifying to book coveted places in the women's singles main draw in New York.
While teenage hope Emerson Jones again found the going too hot in her final-round qualifier, her two more experienced colleagues shone on Friday to ensure there will be 15 Australians in the big show, which starts in Flushing Meadows on Sunday.
