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Inglis spoils Rodionova's party

Star Sport Desk

Teenager Maddison Inglis has crashed Arina Rodionova's party to score a maiden main-draw berth at next month's Australian Open.

Inglis produced a masterful performance to win the women's wildcard playoff with a 6-4 6-2 defeat of Rodionova, who was backing up the final the day after getting married to Richmond Tigers AFL player Ty Vickery.

Inglis' triumph came a week after narrowly missing out on the final of the under-18 Australian championship.

"I was exhausted after the 18s, just mentally and physically," she said.

"I don't know how I got through it. I'm so happy right now. I actually can't believe it still.”