Kostyuk and Jacquemot make history at the Australian Open with this unprecedented event. Photo: Getty
With drama included due to the painful fall of the Ukrainian, Marta Kostyuk and Elsa Jacquemot made history for the tournament on this first day of the 2026 Australian Open. The clash between Marta and Elsa became the first Women's Singles match of the Open Era of the tournament to be decided in three tiebreaks, something completely unprecedented in Melbourne.
1 - Marta Kostyuk and Elsa Jacquemot's R128 meeting is now the first Women's Singles match at the AO in the Open Era to be decided via three tie-breaks. Tight.#AusOpen | @AustralianOpen @WTA
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