Junior Wimbledon champion Ashleigh Barty has come back down to earth with a thud after suffering a 6-1, 6-2 thrashing by American Vania King in Brisbane International qualifying.
Coming off the back of her remarkable success in this month's Australian Open wildcard play-offs in Melbourne, the 15-year-old Brisbane schoolgirl struggled badly with nerves against the world number 76.
It was a tough first-up draw for Barty with King, a former top 50 player, the highest-ranked player in the qualifying draw.
The opening day qualifying match lasted less than an hour at the Queensland Tennis Centre, as Barty only held her serve three times in the match after it was broken in the first game.
She will travel next week to Tasmania where she has a wildcard into the main draw of the Hobart International in the build-up to her Australian Open debut.
AAP
Tags: sport, tennis, brisbane-4000 First posted December 30, 2011 20:26:14
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