Two-time world champion Tyler Wright has advanced to her first World Surf League quarter-final this year with a win over American Alyssa Spencer in Portugal, and then opened up on her latest health issues. Wright claimed a comfortable 14.33-7.50 round-of-16 victory at the third stop of the 2024 WSL season at Molhe Leste, Portugal, advancing to a quarter-final showdown with Hawaiian Gabriela Bryan. The Australian set up her win with an excellent first scoring wave of 8.00.
“It’s really successful, it’s changing my life, but it’s also a process and that’s only step one and a half of a multi-step process.” Wright was the only Australian to advance to the quarter-finals in Peniche after rising superstar and world No.1 Molly Picklum was ousted by Bryan 12-06-8.43. The Hawaiian was rewarded for surfing a smart heat, whereas Picklum struggled to get on the right waves.