Sunday, December 22, 2013

Vickery gets Australian Open wild card

Sachia Vickery had a great weekend in Norcross, Georgia, where the Australian Open wild card playoffs were held. In the first round, the unseeded Vickery beat 2nd seed Madison Brengle. In the second round, she beat 3rd seed Grace Min. And in today's final, Vickery took out 4th seed Victoria Duval 6-2, 6-3. Duval had beaten top seed Shelby Rogers in the second round.

Vickery is ranked number 195 in the world. She won the USTA National Junior Championships this year and received a wild card to the U.S. Open, in which she made it to the second round.

Vickery is eighteen years old. She was born in Hollywood, Florida.

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