Sixth-seeded Ons Jabeur is out of the Australian Open within the second spherical after being crushed by 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva 6-0, 6-2 on Wednesday.
{The teenager}, who was runner-up within the junior occasion right here final 12 months, took benefit of 24 unforced errors by final 12 months’s Wimbledon runner-up as she received in simply 54 minutes.
Andreeva additionally had the excellence of being the primary participant by to the third spherical at Melbourne Park this 12 months.
“I used to be actually nervous earlier than the match as a result of I’m actually impressed by Ons and the way in which she performs,” Andreeva stated. “Earlier than I began on the WTA Tour, I all the time watched her matches and was all the time so impressed. Now I had the prospect to play in opposition to her.”
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The match was performed underneath the roof on Rod Laver Enviornment, with rain inflicting the beginning of matches on the skin courts to be delayed for a number of hours.
Defending champions Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka headline the night time matches later Wednesday, three days after wrapping up the first-ever first Sunday at Melbourne Park.
Sabalenka, who received her first Grand Slam singles title right here 12 months in the past, faces Brenda Fruhvirtova, a 16-year-old Czech participant. Novak Djokovic, a 10-time winner of the occasion, performs native hope Alexei Popyrin.