- Australian top-ranked women’s player misses out to Daria Saville
- Rodionova claims governing body ‘just don’t like me simply’
Arina Rodionova has criticised Tennis Australia, claiming a personal vendetta cost her a wildcard into her home grand slam despite being the nation’s top-ranked women’s player.
Rodionova suffered a straight-sets first-round loss in Australian Open qualifying on Tuesday, then accused the governing body of causing undue stress on players – not just her – by not being transparent and awarding the wildcards sooner.