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Australian tennis battlers savour ‘crazy’ pay days at US Open

The Guardian Sport · 1 September 2026 at 01:48

Australian tennis battlers savour ‘crazy’ pay days at US Open

Kim Birrell, Maya Joint and James Duckworth advance on day two Birrell plans to spend $265,000 pay day on upcoming wedding An elated Kim Birrell plans on paying down her mortgage after surviving a match point and a restless night’s sleep to chalk up a life-changing US Open win in New York.

The gritty Gold Coaster wore down Croatian Petra Marcinko 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 to finally reach the second round after losing all three of her previous Flushing Meadows openers in 2023, 2024 and 2025.

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Australian tennis battlers savour ‘crazy’ pay days at US Open

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