Eva Lys was planning her flight out of Melbourne. But in a twist of fate, Lys has now advanced further than any "lucky loser" before.

Eurosport experts Mats Wilander and Tim Henman were full of praise for Eva Lys for her "incredible" journey at the 2025 Australian Open.

This year's Australian Open has been everything but ordinary for Eva Lys as the 23-year-old lucky loser will leave the tournament with not one but a couple of new best results and personal achievements.

Germany's Eva Lys makes history as she becomes the first women's singles lucky loser to reach the Australian Open in the Open Era.

Eva Lys is making a habit of changing her travel plans, with the German advancing to the fourth round after initially failing to qualify for the main draw in Melbourne.

Eva Lys's bags were packed and her flight booked. But now the German is into the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time after making the most of her second chance at the Australian Open.

Had it not been for Anna Kalinskaya's last-minute withdrawal at the Australian Open, Eva Lys would probably be on the road to her next tournament after losing in the third round of the qualifying event at Melbourne Park.

Germany's Eva Lys has become the first lucky loser to reach the last 16 at the Australian Open as she extended her fairy-tale run with an another impressive victory on Sunday. The world number 128, who missed out on qualifying for the tournament but was handed another opportunity to compete in the main draw after a player pulled out,

Eva Lys will have to rebook her plane ticket home after extending her dream run, winning her third-round match as a lucky loser.

Jannik Sinner will face his trickiest test yet at the Australian Open when the defending champion battles Dane Holger Rune in the fourth round on Monday, while five-times Grand Slam winner Iga Swiatek will be the heavy favourite against lucky loser Eva Lys.

Eva Lys called it “an insane story” and life-changing after the German made history on Saturday by reaching the last 16 of the Australian Open 2025 and a date with Iga Swiatek. The 128th-ranked Lys fought back from a set down to become the first women’s singles “lucky loser” to reach the fourth round since the event moved to Melbourne Park in 1988.