By Daily Sports on January 17, 2018
Marta Kostyuk, 15, became the youngest player to reach the third round of a Grand Slam since 1997 after beating Olivia Rogowska at the Australian Open.
The world number 521 won 6-3 7-5 and plays fourth seed and fellow Ukranian Elina Svitolina in the last 32.
Kostyuk is the youngest player to reach that stage at a Slam since Mirjana Lucic-Baroni in the 1997 US Open.
She is the youngest in the last 32 at Melbourne since Martina Hingis in 1996.
Kostyuk, the 2017 Australian Open girls' champion, said: "I felt so bad on the court - it was hot - but I made it through."
Opening play on the main Rod Laver Arena, Svitolina had to come from behind to beat Czech Katerina Siniakova 4-6 6-2 6-1. (BBC)
•Photo shows Marta Kostyuk.
Source Daily Sports
Posted January 17, 2018
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