Ajla Tomljanovic has hauled herself from the brink of Australian Open elimination to mark her return to her home slam with an extraordinary first-round comeback win over Petra Martic.
A year after she was ruled out of the 2023 Open in tears with a knee injury that ruined most of last year, Tomljanovic came back from a 4-1 deficit in the decisive third set to prevail 7-6 (7-3) 4-6 6-4.
