Golovin turns 16 on Sunday
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Fourteenth seed Anna Pistolesi was easily beaten by fifteen-year-old French schoolgirl Tatiana Golovin on day four of the Australian Open.
Golovin, who turns 16 on Sunday, is ranked 354 in the world, but was a worthy 6-2 6-3 winner over Pistolesi.
Pistolesi has won eight tour titles in her career, while Golovin had won only a single tour match before Melbourne.
"I don't know if it's hit me yet, that I beat a top-20 player," she said. "I'm sure it'll sink in when I get home."
Golovin put some of the credit down to improving her fitness in the off-season.
"I worked really hard all winter with Mauresmo and Dechy and today it paid off," said the youngster.
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