Sixth seed Petra Kvitova was knocked out of the Australian Open by local hope Daria Gavrilova.
With twice Wimbledon champion Kvitova all over the place with some loose shotmaking, Gavrilova kept her nerve superbly as she claimed the opening set.
As glory beckoned she faltered, however: Gavrilova led by a break in the second set, served for the match at 5-4 and held a match point, which Kvitova saved as she broke to stay alive.
But the Aussie world number 38, who only became an Australian citizen last month, bounced back as she grabbed two more match points on Kvitova's serve.
The Russian-born star hoiked the first of those wide - but won the match on the second of them to knock out the sixth seed and produce the biggest shock of the third day of the tournament.
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