Ayumi Morita defeated Yuliana Fedak 7-5 6-3 in the Australian Open qualifying round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yuliana Fedak came in defending last year's round of 128, but Ayumi Morita had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 6 on hard.
Morita A. took it in straight sets.