MELBOURNE, Australia — Arina Rodionova's wedding day started with a bonus Saturday — a semifinal win in the Australian Open wildcard qualifying tournament.
The Russian-born Australian beat Storm Sanders 1-6, 6-4, 7-5 in a morning match to advance to Sunday's final.
But first, the 26-year-old who celebrated her birthday on Tuesday will marry Australian Rules football player Ty Vickery on Saturday afternoon.
"Just a good day all round today," Rodionova said. "I have a few hours to get ready and marry the most amazing guy ever and I'm so looking forward to it. It was really tough to play today mentally .