MELBOURNE, Australia
Casey Dellacqua is guaranteed an 11th main draw appearance at the Australian Open after winning the Australian Open Wildcard Playoff, held at Melbourne Park.
The tournament - held for Australian players whose rankings wouldn't automatically get them into the main draw - was held this past week, and Dellacqua was the one who made it all the way to the end.
The No.1-seeded Dellacqua had a few bumps, rebounding from a first set blowout to defeat No.6 seed Monique Adamczak in the quarterfinals, 06 61 62, and regrouping after dropping the first set to beat No.3 seed Arina Rodionova in the final, 57 61 60. She won her other two rounds in straight sets. "I feel like I deserve to be in the Australian Open, and I'd rather do it this way than to ever expect anything or be guaranteed anything," Dellacqua told Tennis Australia.
"So I'm stoked that I won today." Dellacqua's best season in singles came back in 2008, reaching the fourth round at the Australian Open and the third round at two of the other three Grand Slams, and setting a career-high ranking of No.39.
Since then she has been better known for her doubles play - this past year she reached three Grand Slam doubles finals with Ashleigh Barty - but could this be the start of a resurgence in singles?
Watch highlights from Sunday's championship match between Dellacqua and Rodionova right here!
Source: wta official
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