One way or another, Daria Gavrilova is winning over fans Down Under.

In the 2016 season's first major event, she's beaten two-time Wimbledon champ Petra Kvitova and another streaky hypester favorite in Kristina Mladenovic. Gavrilova's victory over the latter—which took three hours and ended with an 11-9 third set—sends her into a fourth-round rendezvous with No. 10 seed Carla Suarez Navarro.

So don't mind her if she was a wee bit wobbly-worded after coming down from that natural high. Gavrilova spoke on court with TV presenter Rennae Stubbs post-match, and accidentally blurted out a phrase with double meaning.

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That's right, folks: "I'm good from behind."

Gavrilova immediately realized what she'd uttered and covered her mouth with her hand.

"Not gonna go there," Stubbs replied to the 21-year-old, beckoning her back to the microphone as the crowd reacted with surprised amusement. "Come here, come back here. You're still young."

Still young, yes, but certainly ready for action. Gavrilova has already established her best major-event finish, and yet the one-time Sharapova slayer hardly seems satiated.

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Hat tip, Bleacher Report.

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