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Melissa Woods and Darren Walton

Aussie No.1 blasts Tennis Australia for wildcard snub

Arina Rodionova believes a personal vendetta cost her a wildcard into her home grand slam. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

Arina Rodionova has unloaded on 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.

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