"I want to be where I deserve to be" - Tomljanovic slams WTA for no Wimbledon points
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Ajla Tomljanovic isn't happy that she didn't earn her points for this year's Wimbledon Championships after they were stripped.
Tomljanovic has been enjoying probably the best season of her career when she reached back-to-back Grand Slam quarter-finals. After reaching the Wimbledon quarter-final for the second consecutive year, the 29-year-old Australian also reached her maiden US Open quarter-final.
However, Tomljanovic, like all other players, was rewarded with points for the WTA Rankings for only one of these tournaments. With not much of the season left, the Australian is looking to be seeded at the home Grand Slam next year and currently, she would fail to do so by only two spots.
On the other hand, if the ranking points at Wimbledon had been awarded, she wouldn't have had any trouble making it to the Top 32.
She spoke about her success during the US Open, admitting that while she reached two Grand Slam quarter-finals, to her, it feels like one, as she didn't receive any points for the other one.
"It feels like one (Grand Slam) quarter-final because the other one doesn't count, so it's like I'm in a position that sucks right now. I'm still fighting to be top 30, and, I mean, I don't even know what I'm playing next. I don't even know what there is to play."
After her quarter-final loss to Ons Jabeur, Tomljanovic admitted that while she would want to add more points to her total, she can't, as she doesn't feel ready to play already on Monday after a demanding week in New York.
"I just know that I'm not the player to chase points. My body is not up for flying tomorrow and then playing on Monday. I don't even know if I can do that. I don't know if I want to do that. But, at the same time, I want to be in that group of players where I deserve to be."
"So just really frustrated at the moment with that - but I'm mad that I am frustrated with it because it's out of my control. But it's still very frustrating."
