Maddison Inglis capped a wild day for the local wildcards by sending US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez packing in a major first-round upset at Melbourne Park.
Inglis, a 24-year-old from Perth, needed just 82 minutes on Tuesday to wrap up the 6-4 6-2 victory over No.23 seed Fernandez, who made it all the way to the unlikeliest of title deciders at Flushing Meadows last year against British qualifier Emma Radacanu.
