In the first round of the WTA250 Melbourne Summer Series (first leg), Wang Qiang missed the opportunity to break first in the first set and wasted the set in the seventh, and finally lost 6-7 (9) 4-6 to the world's 316th local wild card Ayawa, losing the first game of the new season.
Ayava will be battling another wild card player, compatriot 16-year-old Preston, for regular tournament tickets, who beat former world no. 5 Elani 7-5 2-6 6-3. Preston is currently ranked, and this is the first WTA-level event she has competed in.
