Tennis-Seventh seed Vondrousova sent packing by Yastremska at Australian Open

Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 15, 2024 Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska celebrates winning her first round match against Czech Republic's Marketa Vondrousova REUTERS/Tracey Nearmy

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova crashed to a stunning defeat in the opening round of the Australian Open on Monday as Ukrainian qualifier Dayana Yastremska outclassed her 6-1 6-2.

Seventh seed Vondrousova, who arrived in Melbourne after a hip issue forced her to withdraw from the warm-up tournament in Adelaide, quickly found herself 5-0 down in the opening set as Yastremska sensed an opportunity for a big upset.