Overview
- A ball girl collapsed beside the umpire’s chair during the first-round match between Ekaterina Alexandrova and Zeynep Sönmez.
- Sönmez halted play, supported the girl into shade, and on-court staff provided several minutes of assistance.
- The ball kid was taken for medical evaluation and was later allowed to go home, with no further official update reported.
- Conditions were reported around 28–35°C on the 1573 Arena, which is considered one of the hottest courts at Melbourne Park.
- After play resumed, Sönmez won 7–5, 4–6, 6–4 and is set to face Anna Bondár or Elizabeth Mandlik in the second round.