German tennis player Eva Lys, a lucky loser in the Australian Open, has advanced to the fourth round after defeating Jaqueline Cristian. This is the first time a lucky loser has reached the fourth round since the tournament began at Melbourne Park in 1988. Lys will now face second seed Iga Świątek in the next round.
Making the most of her opportunity as a ' lucky loser ', the German has advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open, where she will play second seed Iga Świątek.
A win over of Varvara Gracheva in the second round followed, before Lys — ranked 128 in the world — beat Jaqueline Cristian 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the last 32 on Saturday. She was essentially on stand-by in case a player dropped out of the main draw, which occurred when Kalinskaya withdrew from the first round."I don't know when the realisation will kick in. It's definitely just an amazing situation to be in, especially knowing that I was lucky loser."I was just trying to spend the time at the venue, trying to do something because I didn't really know what to do with my time.Here are the five quick hits from day six of the Australian Open.
Lys's run to the fourth round means she will at least earn $420,000 from being included in the main draw.
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