The native of Ljubljana, who turned 25 at the end of December, lost two close sets, 7-5 7-6. The score in the 2nd set tiebreak was 7 points to 2.
Tamara Zidanšek will play Russia's Anastasia Potapova tomorrow. The match is due to begin at 1 a.m. Slovenian time.
The 27-year old from Postojna has been ranked as high as 22nd in the world and made the semi-finals of the French Open in 2021, losing in straight sets to eventual runner-up Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. The overall winner that year was Barbora Krejčikova of the Czech Republic.
Zidanšek's best result at the Australian Open came in 2022, when she reached the 3rd round.
