The italian Lucia Bronzetti, number 145 in the WTA, won the qualifying round of the Australian Open by 4-6, 6-2 and 6-1 in one hour and fifty-nine minutes to the Japanese tennis player Nao Hibino, WTA number 127. With this result, the winner will be in the next phase of the Australian Open.
in the tournament of melbourne (Australian Open Individual Fem.) there is a preliminary qualifying phase in which the tennis players with the lowest ranking have to obtain the highest possible score to enter the official tournament. During this part of the competition, in particular, 240 players participate. Of all the applicants, a total of 112 reach the final phase between those who qualify directly, those who have passed the previous phase of the tournament and the invited players. In addition, it takes place between January 9 and 30 on an outdoor hard court.