Duckworth earns Australian Open wildcard

James Duckworth has earned a place in the main draw of next month’s Australia Open after Ben Mitchell withdrew from their scheduled wildcard playoff final.

Mitchell joined his partner in Brisbane on Sunday to await the birth of their first child.

Arina Rodionova will play Maddison Inglis in the women’s final at Melbourne Park later on Sunday.

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