HALESOWEN'S wheelchair tennis star Jordanne Whiley will be hoping for better when her bid for doubles joy begins at the Australian Open.

Whiley bowed out at yesterday's singles contest against world number two Aniek van Koot.

However, today's schedule will see Whiley and Japan’s Yui Kamiji begin their bid for a fifth successive Grand Slam title when they face Germany’s Katharina Kruger and Dutchwoman Sharon Walraven.

Whiley became the first British tennis player to win a calendar year Grand Slam in 2014 when she and Kamiji won the women’s doubles at all four majors, but she was unable to find her best form in her opening women’s singles match in Melbourne and slipped to a 6-2, 6-0 loss to Koot.

“I am bitterly disappointed and angry with myself for my performance," she said. "I just cannot explain what happened out there, I couldn’t hit a ball in.

"I would like to thank everyone for their support, I am sorry that you did not see the real Jordanne Whiley out there.”