Nirupama Sanjeev defeated Kimberly Po Messerli 6-7 6-3 6-3 in the Australian Open qualifying round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kimberly Po Messerli came in defending last year's round of 128.
Sanjeev N. came through in three sets.
Nirupama Sanjeev beat Kimberly Po Messerli 6-7(5) 6-3 6-3. Umpiry, "Nirupama Sanjeev vs Kimberly Po Messerli — Australian Open Qualifying Round of 64", https://umpiry.com/match/2000-01-17/messerli-vs-sanjeev-australian-open-q64?utm_source=cite (as of 17 January 2000).