Bernard Tomic's Australian Open hopes remain on hold after Melbourne's fickle weather played havoc on day two of qualifying.
Tomic's second-round match against American Tommy Paul was rained out on Friday, forcing him to wait until Saturday to resume his qualifying campaign.
The 25-year-old, who was overlooked for a home grand slam wildcard by Tennis Australia, must now back up to win two matches in less than 48 hours if he's to feature in the main draw for the 10th-straight year.
James Duckworth's clash with German Matthias Bachinger was also suspended, with the Australian down 5-4 in the first set.
Meanwhile, Brisbane teenager Priscilla Hon has an unlikely request for a tennis player as she bids to win through to Melbourne Park's main draw.
More rain.
Hon is a match away from the main Open draw after defeating highly credentialed Belgian Yanina Wickmayer 2-6 7-5 6-1.
The 19-year-old overcame the fifth qualifying seed, a US Open semi-finalist, and a long rain delay which came a point into the third set.
After the court was mopped up, the Australian raced to a 5-0 lead and closed out the best win of her career.
"This is a dream," she said.
"I was just, 'think you're still losing. Don't even think that you're up' ... I don't know how to describe it."
She thanked the weather gods for the chance for a freshen up.
"I don't mind rain delays. Everyone kind of freaks out but it makes me chilled," she said.
Hon played in the 2016 Australian Open as a 17-year-old, falling to Germany's Annika Beck 6-0 6-3.
She was denied the chance to return to her home grand slam last year when she snapped two ligaments in her ankle.
Hon was the only one of eight Australians this week to reach the second round of qualifying.
On Saturday, she'll face American Irina Falconi in the hope of returning to one of the biggest biggest stages in tennis.
Bradley Mousley and John-Patrick Smith have also won through to the final round of qualifying.
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