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Arina Rodionova lost her Australian Open playoffs final, but is still a winner!

Arina Rodionova is a hero! This woman won her Australian Open playoffs semifinal in three sets at 11:10 am on Saturday and gave the necessary TV interviews, knowing that she had to rush to her wedding scheduled for 4 pm and knowing that the day after at 12:30 pm the playoffs final awaits. The climax of those rollercoaster days was Rodionova's loss to Maddison Inglis 6-4 6-2 in the playoffs final and although the 26-year-old is struck by sadness about the defeat, she's still the winner for taking up that crazy challenge. Whenever I feel overwhelmed in my life, I will just think of Rodionova and my obligations will instantly feel small.