Australia will boast its largest Wimbledon singles contingent in 20 years when the grasscourt grand slam gets under way on Monday.
Final-round qualifying wins on Thursday for former junior champion Luke Saville and grand slam battlers John Millman and John-Patrick Smith have given Australia 16 representatives in the main draw at the All England Club.
Not since 1995, a generation ago when Boris Becker, Pat Cash and Davis Cup captain Wally Masur were still gracing London’s hallowed grass courts, has Australia enjoyed such strength in numbers at the greatest tennis show on earth.
Australia was already guaranteed at least 13 starters, led by seeded title dark horses Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic and veteran 2002 champion Lleyton Hewitt in his Wimbledon swansong.