Sabine Lisicki defeated Melinda Czink 6-7 6-0 6-2 in the Australian Open qualifying round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Melinda Czink came in defending last year's round of 128, but Sabine Lisicki had been the form player, winning 6 of their last 8 on hard.
Lisicki S. came through in three sets.