Nenad Zimonjic defeated Tomas Zib 4-6 7-6 9-7 in the Australian Open qualifying round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tomas Zib came in defending last year's round of 128.
Zimonjic N. came through in three sets.
Nenad Zimonjic beat Tomas Zib 4-6 7-6(5) 9-7. Umpiry, "Nenad Zimonjic vs Tomas Zib — Australian Open Qualifying Round of 64", https://umpiry.com/match/2001-01-15/zib-vs-zimonjic-australian-open-q64?utm_source=cite (as of 15 January 2001).