Aussie Cabrera loses on major debut

Local wildcard Lizette Cabrera has lost in straight sets to Croatian Donna Vekic on her grand slam debut at the Australian Open.

The 19-year-old Queenslander went down 7-5 6-2 on Tuesday to Vekic, who at No.99 is is nearly 100 spots above Cabrera in the world rankings.

Vekic's second-round opponent will be former world No.1 Caroline Wozniacki, who eliminated Cabrera's compatriot Arina Rodionova 6-1 6-2.