During the January 12 qualifying match Australian Open 2026 An unpleasant incident occurred between Luca Van Assche (France, ATP 165) and Mozem Echargui (Tunisia, ATP 134).

Van Asch’s score was 2:1 in the second set. Bolgirl fainted due to heat and high humidity. The girl fell on the field and began to experience convulsions. Fortunately, he quickly came to his senses and Eshargi and the judge immediately came to the rescue.

It was around 22°C in Melbourne when Lukey and Moz were playing.

Lucas Van Assche won the match with scores of 6:4 and 6:4 and will fight against Daniil Glinka (Estonia, ATP 199) in his next match.

VIDEO. Bolgirl fainted during Australian Open qualifying match

😨 Tension-filled moments during the Australian Open qualifiers

During the match between Van Assche and Echargui, a racket rolled across the floor. Tunisian tennis is collapsing very quickly, succumbing to the charm of the sea 👏🏻#Tennis #AusOpen #AO2026 pic.twitter.com/E0bJT86IJF

— Eurosport IT (@Eurosport_IT) January 12, 2026

Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk She reached the final of the first tournament of the 2026 WTA 500 season in Brisbane, where she lost to Aryna Sabalenka.

Martha performing at the Australia 500 $134,600 and 325 points. Sabalenka received a check for $214,530 for winning the cup.

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In addition to Kostyuk, Ukraine was also represented in singles by Dayana Yastremskaya and Angelina Kalinina. Yastremskaya completed the third round and Kalinina completed the first qualifying round. Dayana’s prize money was $19,909 and Angelina’s was $5,115.

Ukrainian sisters Kichenok Lyudmila and Nadezhda competed in the doubles tournament. They advanced to the semifinals and won $30,010 between them ($15,005 each).

Ukrainian tennis player on the night of January 13 Daria Snigur (WTA 136) will qualify for the 2026 Australian Open.

In the first round we will play against Ukrainians Katarzyny Kavy (Poland, WTA 135). The approximate start time of the meeting is 03:00 Kyiv time.

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This will be the first head-to-head meeting between the rivals.

The winner of the second round will compete with Astra Sharma or Carson Branstein.

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