MELBOURNE: It was the kind of day that should've come with an advisory, don't expect much to get done, if anything at all. In the first half at least. It poured buckets all morning and Melbourne Park looked primed for a water sport competition. Mirra Andreeva, 16, playing under the roof at Rod Laver, delivered a storm of her own as she raced to a 6-0, 6-2 win over her idol the sixth seeded Tunisian Ons Jabeur.
"I'm really inspired by Ons, by the way she plays and also the way she is off the court," said the teenager in a lemon yellow ensemble. "She's so nice. Now, after the match, she wished me luck. I know who she is and she never changes."