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Another former Stanford men's tennis star Arthur Fery got through qualifiers and ousted the #20 seed Flavio Cobolli, who is a very talented player. Great win for Fery in his Aussie Open debut

It was indeed a good win for Fery who seems to have a knack for drawing the 20th seed and upsetting them as he beat 20th seed Popyrin at Wimbledon in 2025. That said - not much to read into the tea leaves here as his opponent was apparently sick but tried to battle it out. We'll see how he does from here.

getting results in a major is critical for the finances of players like Basavareddy (who also made it into the main draw) and Fery. At the AO this year, just making it into the main draw is worth about $100,000 U.S.; making it to the second round yields a total payout of ~$150,000 U.S.

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Another former Stanford men's tennis star Arthur Fery got through qualifiers and ousted the #20 seed Flavio Cobolli, who is a very talented player. Great win for Fery in his Aussie Open debut

It was indeed a good win for Fery who seems to have a knack for drawing the 20th seed and upsetting them as he beat 20th seed Popyrin at Wimbledon in 2025. That said - not much to read into the tea leaves here as his opponent was apparently sick but tried to battle it out. We'll see how he does from here.

getting results in a major is critical for the finances of players like Basavareddy (who also made it into the main draw) and Fery. At the AO this year, just making it into the main draw is worth about $100,000 U.S.; making it to the second round yields a total payout of ~$150,000 U.S.