Francisca Jorge fell in qualifying for the Australian Open, after losing in straight sets against Belgian Greet Minnen. Against the 12th seed in the qualifying phase, the Portuguese tennis player was unable to counter her opponent's favoritism and ended with a 6-2 defeat in the first game. The second was not much different and ended with a new victory for Minnen, 6-3, closing the match after one hour and 12 minutes. Remember that Francisca Jorge, Portuguese number one in the WTA rankings, was the only one to participate in this stage of the tournament, and continues to look for her first triumph in Grand Slams.