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Ian Chadband

UNCOVERED: Aussie emerson jones into wimbledon girls semi final | History Defined

Emerson Jones is continuing to enjoy her big year by reaching the girls' semi-finals at Wimbledon. (HANDOUT/TENNIS AUSTRALIA)

Emerson Jones has demonstrated why she's being touted as the next big hope of Australian women's tennis after becoming the first home-based teenager since Ash Barty to reach the semi-finals of the Wimbledon girls' championship.

Back in 2011, Barty went on to lift the junior title and the 16-year-old Gold Coast prospect Jones is now hoping to emulate the great Queenslander following her effortless run to the last-four.

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