Valeria Savinykh: Breakout Player Australian Open 2013

Valeria Savinykh of Russia, currently ranked #159 in the world, is the Breakout Player of the 2013 Australian Open.  I give this award to the lowest-ranked player who gets deepest into the main draw.

She won her first round match today against Mandy Minella, ranked #78 in the world, 76(4) 61.  It's her very first grand slam appearance.  

In the next round, she ousted top 20 player Dominika Cibulkova, 76(6) 64.  In the third round, she lost to Belgian Kirsten Flipkens.