Australian Open qualifying has just finished at Melbourne Park ahead of the first Grand Slam of the year .
Qualifying was scheduled to take place between Tuesday, January 14 and Friday, January 17, although that was changed after bushfire smoke wrecked havoc on the first two days of matches.
Of the 128 players competing in qualifiers, 16 men and 16 women earned spots in the main draw of the 2020 Australian Open .
Players hoping to advance to the Australian Open must win three qualifying matches in a knockout format.
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There was a talented pool of players hoping to win through to the Australian Open in 2020 , with teenage sensation Coco Gauff, former semi-finalist Hyeon Chung, fan favourite Eugene Bouchard, dreaded German Dustin Brown and American Shelby Rogers all in the mix.
Bernard Tomic is one of many Australians looking for qualification, with Matt Ebden, Destanee Aiava, Ellen Perez, Jason Kubler and Luke Saville all playing.
WHICH PLAYERS QUALIFIED FOR THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN MAIN DRAW?
The big news was Sydney-sider Max Purcell, who qualified for his first Grand Slam main draw with a 6-4, 6-2 victory against Jozef Kovalik.
Purcell entered the tournament with one win from seven previous Grand Slam qualifying encounters
MEN'S QUALIFIERS
Max Purcell (Australia)
Ernests Gulbis (Latvia)
Ilya Ivashka (Belarus)
Norbert Gombos (Slovakia)
Peter Gojowczyk (Germany)
Lukas Rosol (Czech Republic)
Dennis Novak (Austria)
Christopher Eubanks (USA)
Mohamed Safwat (Egypt)
Daniel Elahi Galan (Colombia)
Tallon Griekspoor (Netherlands)
Quentin Halys (France)
Elliot Benchetrit (France)
Alejandro Tabilo (Chile)
Mario Vilella Martinez (Spain)
WOMEN'S QUALIFIERS
Martina Trevisan (Italy)
Shelby Rogers (USA)
Harriet Dart (UK)
Ana Bogdan (Romania)
Stefanie Voegele (Switzerland)
Liudmila Samsonova (Russia)
Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic)
Catherine McNally (USA)
Leylah Fernandez (Canada)
Kaja Juvan (Slovenia)
Antonia Lottner (Germany)
Nao Hibino (Japan)
Greet Minnen (Belgium)
Anna Kalinskaya (Russia)
Elisabetta Cocciaretto (Italy)
Johanna Larsson (Sweden)
AUSTRALIAN OPEN QUALIFYING RESULTS - HOW THE AUSSIES ARE GOING
It was a mixed bag on the first day of qualifying on Tuesday, with Luke Saville beating Denmarks Mikael Torpegaard 6-3 6-3 to advance to the second round.
On the flipside in the men's draw, Matt Ebden lost 7-5 6-4 to Gianluca Mager, while Abbie Myers was an early exit in the women's draw, losing to Olga Govortsova 7-5 7-5.
Meanwhile, former world no. 17 Bernard Tomic's horror run continued, as he dived out of qualifying with a shock straight-sets loss to American Denis Kudla.
Australian Open round one qualifiying Australian results
Men's Draw
Luke Saville def Mikael Torpegaard 6-3 6-3
Max Purcell def Andrea Collarini 7-6(2) 6-7(4) 6-4
Gianluca Mager def Matt Ebden 7-5 6-4
Juan Pablo Varillas def Tristan Schoolkate 2-6 7-5 7-5
Denis Kudla def Bernard Tomic 7-6(4) 6-3
Aleksander Vukic def Thomas Fabbiano 7-6(7) 6-4
Blake Mott def Pedro Sousa 6-3 6-4
Matthias Bachinger def Jason Kubler 7-5 7-5
Prajnesh Gunneswaran def Harry Bourchier 6-2 6-4
Quentin Halys def Akira Santillan 6-3 7-6(4)
Rinky Hijikata def. Henri Laaksonen 7-6 7-6
Aleksandar Vukic def. Matthias Bachinger 6-4 6-3
Women's Draw
Olga Govortsova def Abbie Myers 7-5 7-5
Maddison Inglis def Rebecca Sramkova 6-3 0-6 7-6(17)
Destanee Aiava def Kamilla Rakhimova 6-4 6-2
Yanina Wickmayer def Ellen Perez 7-6(7) 6-1
Belinda Woolcock def Olivia Tjandramulia 6-0 6-3
Ana Bogdan def Ivana Popovic 7-6(5) 6-4
Greet Minnen def. Kaylah McPhee 6-3 2-6 6-3
Xun Fangying def. Jaimee Fourlis 6-7 6-3 6-4
AUSTRALIAN OPEN ROUND TWO QUALIFYING AUSTRALIAN RESULTS
Men's draw
Aleksander Vukic def Matthias Bachinger 6-4 6-3
Max Purcell def Gianluca Mager 6-3 4-6 6-4
Jozef Kovalik def Luke Saville 6-7 (7) 7-6 (3) 6-4
Constant Lestienne def Blake Mott 6-4 6-4
Women's draw
Ana Bogdan def Belinda Woolcock 6-2 6-3
Kaja Juvan def Storm Sanders 6-0 2-6 6-3
Eugenie Bouchard def Madison Inglis 6-3 6-1
Destanee Aiava def. Varvara Flink 6-1 6-7 6-4
AUSTRALIAN OPEN ROUND THREE QUALIFYING AUSTRALIAN RESULTS
Tallon Griekspoor def Rinky Hijikata 7-5 7-5
Max Purcell def Jozef Kovalik 6-4 6-2
Daniel Galan def Aleksandar Vukic 6-3 6-2
Antonia Lottner def Destanee Aiava 6-4 6-2
AUSTRALIAN OPEN QUALIFYING NOTABLE RESULTS
American 30th seed Caroline Dolehide beat Georgia's Mariam Bolkvadze 6-3 6-2, while countrywoman Shelby Rogers beat Germany's Mona Barthel 6-4 6-0.
Eugenie Bouchard won a bizarre three-set match over China's Xiaodi You that lasted almost three hours. After dropping the first set, Bouchard came back to win a tiebreak in the second before receiving medical treatment. She was overheard saying something about her lungs.
Just as it seemed as though Bouchard was struggling, You began suffering from severe cramps. She was forced to serve underarm, could barely move around the court and hobbled around between points.
Both players offered in excess of 50 unforced errors each before Bouchard eventually prevailed 4-6 7-6(4) 6-1.
Embattled Aussie Bernard Tomic went out in straight sets to American Denis Kudla, losing 6-7, 3-7. The 27-year-old was overlooked for a wildcard entry after his ugly fallout with Tennis Australia. He called for medical attention midway through the second set after struggling to breathe.
Latvian former world number 10 Ernests Gulbis overcame Maxime Cressy 6-3 6-3, while former world number 26, Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic overcame France's Tristan Lamisine 6-4 6-3.
AUSTRALIAN OPEN QUALIFYING AND PRACTISE DELAYED DUE TO BUSHFIRE SMOKE
Qualifying was pushed back an hour after bad smoke haze from the bushfires hung over Melbourne on Tuesday morning and again on Wednesday.
As a result, the tournament delayed the start of qualifying by an hour, with matches getting underway at 11am. On Wednesday, play was pushed back until 1pm.
"Practice was temporarily suspended this morning due to poor air quality," the statement read.
"Qualifying matches will begin at 11am.
"Conditions onsite are improving and are being constantly monitored.
"Further decisions will be made using onsite data and in close consultation with our medical team, the Bureau of Meteorology and scientists from EPA Victoria.
"As always the health and safety of our players, our staff and our fans is our priority."
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