Jan 14 (Reuters) - Sebastian Ofner ‌may never forget the rules of the sport ‌again after his premature victory celebration turned into a ‌nightmare collapse against Nishesh Basavareddy in the Australian Open qualifiers on Wednesday.

Austrian Ofner looked destined for the next round when he surged to ‍a commanding 6-1 lead in the deciding ‍set tiebreak against 20-year-old ‌American Basavareddy.