Sonay Kartal suffers defeat in rainy Australian Open debut amid automated line calling controversy as Brits get off to losing start in Melbourne Not a great deal went right for Sonay Kartal on her Australian Open debut.
Bouzas Maneiro hit a serve close to the line and both she and Kartal thought it had been called out - before realising the call had actually come from the disembodied voice on the adjacent court, rather than their own.
The first round clash included a curious incident that occurred as a result of fully automated line calling.
There was a curious incident in the second game of the match which illustrated one disadvantage of fully automated line calling.
Sonay Kartal was defeated by Spaniard Jessica Bouzas Maneiro in her Australian Open debut.
