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Amanda Anisimova became the first player born in the 21st century to advance to the fourth round of a Grand Slam singles tournament. Ashleigh Barty also became the first Australian to reach the quarterfinals since Jelena Dokic in the 2009 Australian Open.
This was the first Australian Open to feature a final set tiebreak. When the score in a final set reaches 6-6, the first player to reach 10 points and be leading by at least 2 points wins the set (and the match). Katie Boulter and Ekaterina Makarova became the first players to contest this tiebreak in the main draw, with Boulter emerging victorious. This was also the first Grand Slam main draw appearance of Poland's first Grand Slam singles champion Iga ?wi?tek. She lost to Camila Giorgi in the second round.
For the first time since 2009 Wimbledon, all of the top eight seeds reached the third round at a Grand Slam women's singles event.[3]