Former world No.4 and Wimbledon semifinalist Jelena Dokic won a wildcard into the main draw of the 2009 Australian Open beating Monica Wejnert 6-7(3) 7-5 6-3 in a play-off on Sunday.

Wejnert was the only player Dokic fell to during the play-off, it was in the round-robin phase, but the 25-year-old Dokic learned her lesson and didn’t let that happen one more time.

The Serbian-born Australian, ranked 179th in the world, will now attempt to qualify for tune-up tournaments in Brisbane and Hobart before taking her place in the main draw of the Australian Open which starts January 19. (source: International Herlad Tribune, photo: Ralf Reinecke)

Jelena Dokic is now only one step away from attaining a spot in the Australian Open's main draw.

The former world number four beat Tamworth's Emelyn Starr 6-1 6-1 on Saturday to reach the final of the Australian Open wildcard play-off.

"If I can win here it would be a huge step for me, just considering the confidence that you gain," said the 2000 Wimbledon semifinalist about her next match.

The final should be an interesting one, since the 25-year-old Dokic will face teenager Monica Wejnert, the player who beat Dokic in three sets in the round-robin phase of the Australian Open wildcard play-off. That was the sole loss Dokic suffered during her fight for the Australian Open wildcard.

Wejnert advanced to the final with a straight set victory too, scoring a 6-3 6-4 win over Isabella Holland. (source: The Sydney Morning Herald, photo: Ralf Reinecke)

Jelena Dokic defeated teenager Brittany Sheed 6-2 6-2 in Friday’s quarterfinals of the Australian Open wildcard play-off.

It took the former world No.4 just 53 minutes to cruise to victory. She broke serve in the first game, and was in control throughout the match, apart from the one occasion of dropping serve in the second set.

We’ll be following Dokic’s progress, I’m very interested in whether she’ll make it. (source: The Sydney Morning Herald, photo: Ralf Reinecke)

Just days after we learnt that Lindsay Davenport would compete at the 2009 Australian Open, the news comes out that the American is pregnant with second child, and is therefore setting her career aside.

"Of course this unexpected but exciting surprise now means I will be putting tennis on hold for the foreseeable future," Davenport said in a statement issued Wednesday by her agent.

Davenport has a son, Jagger, who was born in June 2007. The three-time Grand Slam singles champion and former world number one then returned to the tour and added another four titles to her resume. (source: ESPN, photo: Getty Images)

Jelena Dokic’s hopes of competing at the 2009 Australian Open are still alive. The former world four eased past Marija Mirkovic 6-4 6-2 which confirmed the former world number four's place in Friday’s quarterfinals.

Jelena Dokic lost to 16-year-old Monika Wejnert in her second round-robin match on Tuesday, and had to overcome her next opponent, Marija Mirkovic, if she wanted to advance to the Australian Open wildcard play-off quarterfinals. (source: Australian Open, photo: Ralf Reinecke)