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Honeymoon heartache

Arina Rodionova missed out on a dream wedding present when she lost her chance for a maiden main-draw berth at next month’s Australian Open in the wildcard playoff in Melbourne yesterday.

Rodionova took to court in the playoff final just one day after getting married to Australian Rules footballer Ty Vickery, but lost to fellow Australian Maddison Inglis 4-6, 2-6. The demanding weekend took its toll on Rodionova, who won a three-set semifinal on Saturday before rushing off to her wedding. Russian-born Rodionova, 26, appeared physically drained during yesterday’s final, her third straight loss in an Australian Open playoff decider after falling to Daria Gavrilova last year and Casey Dellacqua in 2013.




 

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