Venus Williams knocked out by Belinda Bencic
The unseeded 20-year-old Swiss, ranked 78th, won 6-3 7-5 on the opening day in Melbourne.
She reached the top 10 as an 18-year-old but a wrist injury led her to drop to 318 in the rankings in November.
Bencic has now won 16 tour matches in a row, and 28 of her last 31, as she races back up the rankings.
"It means so much to me,"
"I lost to Venus four times and I tried my best to give my all today, and changed some things tactically.
"I think it was a huge opportunity and I used it, so I was very relieved after the match point. After the injury and the tough times it's really an amazing feeling."
She reached the top 10 as an 18-year-old but a wrist injury led her to drop to 318 in the rankings in November.
Bencic has now won 16 tour matches in a row, and 28 of her last 31, as she races back up the rankings.
"It means so much to me,"
"I lost to Venus four times and I tried my best to give my all today, and changed some things tactically.
"I think it was a huge opportunity and I used it, so I was very relieved after the match point. After the injury and the tough times it's really an amazing feeling."
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