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MELBOURNE, Australia – It’s a catchup day after they didn’t get through the entire planned schedule Monday because of rain.
But the weather looks perfect. And there will be tennis late into the evening.
And a tough comedown for young Polina Kudermetova, who on Sunday reached her first WTA Final at the 500 in Brisbane – and now finds herself still having to play the qualifying before … considerably fewer than that, on a much smaller court, in Melbourne.
Australian Open women’s Qualifying
First round
Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025
Final results
Extra time
[20] CHWALINSKA, Maja (POL) def SALKOVA, Dominika (CZE) 76 (3) 57 76 [12-10]
BENOIT, Marie (BEL) def MIYAZAKI, Yuriko Lily (GBR) 57 64 76 [10-8]
Bagel department
GAO, Xinyu (CHN) def. KOEVERMANS, Anouk (NED) 60 60
Upsets
BJORKLUND, Mirjam (SWE) def [1] PARKS, Alycia (USA) 62 63
MONNET, Carole (FRA) def [13] SEMENISTAJA, Darja (LAT) 64 36 62
JANICIJEVIC, Selena (FRA) def [14] ZHU, Lin (CHN) 63 16 62
ISHII, Sayaka (JPN) def [18] ITO, Aoi (JPN) 63 64
ASTAKHOVA, Darya (RUS) def. [28] SHIBAHARA, Ena (JPN) 16 63 60
SELEKHMETEVA, Oksana (RUS) def [32] GALFI, Dalma (HUN) 64 36 64
Seeds advancing
[2] GOLUBIC, Viktorija (SUI) def SOBOLIEVA, Anastasiia (UKR) 63 6
[4] ERRANI, Sara (ITA) def. KORNEEVA, Alina (RUS) 26 63 63
[5] SORRIBES TORMO, Sara (ESP) def. [WC] FOURLIS, Jaimee (AUS) 76 (5) 57 64
[6] KUDERMETOVA, Polina (RUS) def. BANDECCHI, Susan (SUI) 61 75
[8] ZAKHAROVA, Anastasia (RUS) def. OKAMURA, Kyoka (JPN) 76 (6) 60
[9] BIRRELL, Kimberly (AUS) def SAITO, Sara (JPN) 76 (4) 62
[11] MONTGOMERY, Robin (USA) def. HERCOG, Polona (SLO) 62 61
[16] MARTIC, Petra (CRO) def [WC] HULE, Petra (AUS) 62 76 (6)
[22] SAWANGKAEW, Mananchaya (THA) def BASSOLS RIBERA, Marina (ESP) 61 7
[23] LYS, Eva (GER) def VANDEWINKEL, Hanne (BEL) 64 63
[25] WEI, Sijia (CHN) def SASNOVICH, Aliaksandra (BLR) 75 46 63
[26] TEICHMANN, Jil (SUI) def SHI, Han (CHN) 57 62 62
[27] FETT, Jana (CRO) def EALA, Alexandra (PHI) 75 62
[31] SEIDEL, Ella (GER) def LIU, Claire (USA) 75 62
Other results (in alphabetical order)
BEJLEK, Sara (CZE) def VON DEICHMANN, Kathinka (LIE) 60 36 62
BOLKVADZE, Mariam (GEO) def. RUZIC, Antonia (CRO) 36 63 63
CIRIC BAGARIC, Lucija (CRO) def SIERRA, Solana (ARG) 62 75
ERJAVEC, Veronika (SLO) def. [WC] SUBASIC, Alana (AUS) 62 63
FRUHVIRTOVA, Brenda (CZE) def. [PR] BONAVENTURE, Ysaline (BEL) 64 62
HON, Priscilla (AUS) def [PR] ARCONADA, Usue Maitane (USA) 63 67 (5) 64
INGLIS, Maddison (AUS) def JACQUEMOT, Elsa (FRA) 63 62
[WC] JAMRICHOVA, Renata (SVK) def LEONARD, Manon (FRA) 63 75
JEANJEAN, Leolia (FRA) def GLUSHKO, Lina (ISR) 16 62 61
JONES, Francesca (GBR) def FRUHVIRTOVA, Linda (CZE) 75 64
KORPATSCH, Tamara (GER) def. BRANCACCIO, Nuria (ITA) 62 36 64
KRAUS, Sinja (AUT) def HRUNCAKOVA, Viktoria (SVK) 61 62
[WC] MICIC, Elena (AUS) def PRIDANKINA, Elena (RUS) 63 36 75
MLADENOVIC, Kristina (FRA) def. CHIRICO, Louisa (USA) 62 64
PIGOSSI, Laura (BRA) def MARISTANY ZULETA DE REALES, Guiomar (ESP) 63 61
RODIONOVA, Arina (AUS) def FALEI, Aliona (RUS) 63 75
SHARMA, Astra (AUS) def HONTAMA, Mai (JPN) 36 63 64
STOJANOVIC, Nina (SRB) def NAEF, Celine (SUI) 64 63
VICKERY, Sachia (USA) def. [PR] KONJUH, Ana (CRO) 76 (7) 36 60
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