Emerson Jones is three wins away from becoming the first homegrown girls junior champion at the Australian Open in 30 years and advancing her claim to being the next big thing in Australian tennis.
The last Aussie woman to claim the trophy is cheering her on from Perth. But Siobhan Drake-Brockman, a one-time prodigy who stepped off the tour within three years of her grand slam win, knows sporting dreams sometimes come with a harsh dose of reality.
