Aussie underdog 'speechless' after $158k payday

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Wildcard Olivia Gadecki was the archetypal Aussie done to the 2nd circular of the 2023 Australian Open, defeating Polina Kudermetova 7-5, 6-1.

It was the 20-year-old's archetypal triumph successful the main gully of a expansive slam.

The satellite No.199 clinched the archetypal interruption to triumph the opening acceptable - those 2 games yet forming portion of a tally of 7 consecutive games to contention retired to a 5-0 pb successful the 2nd set.

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Kudermetova did negociate to get connected the board, earlier Gadecki, from the Gold Coast, calmly served it out.

Mentored astatine the slam by retired champion Ash Barty, Gadecki conceded conscionable 9 points connected service for the match.

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With her opening circular victory, the promising youngster volition pouch $158,000 for her efforts. That volition summation importantly if she tin triumph again successful circular two.

"I really can't judge it. I mean wow … I'm speechless," she told Nine aft the match.

"(My) location slam, my archetypal ever expansive slam main-draw win.

"A miss could lone dream, you know."

Match Highlights: Polina Kudermetova v Olivia Gadecki

Immediately aft her win, Gadecki embraced household successful the assemblage - including her mum Natalia.

"She's sacrificed and dedicated a batch of clip and effort into my career, truthful this triumph truly means a lot," Gadecki said of her mum.

Gadecki besides gave a motion to the retiring Sam Stosur, who volition play her last nonrecreational tourney successful some the women's and mixed doubles draws.

"Sam had an astonishing career, but I conjecture it's clip for the next-gen to travel done and I'm to travel successful her footsteps," she said.

She volition look Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk - who knocked retired No.28 effect Amanda Anisimova - successful circular two.

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