Maddison Inglis wants to buy toaster with $480k Australian Open prize money

And what does the 28-year-old plan to do with by far the most money she has ever received in a tournament? Buy a fancy toaster, of course.

Inglis, who has a career-high ranking of 112, was defeated by world no. 2 Iga Swiatek (6-0, 6-3) on Rod Laver Arena on Monday night.

The Aussie was due to play Naomi Osaka in round three on Saturday before the Japanese star withdrew from the tournament, sending Inglis straight to the fourth round.

She is the first Australian to reach the women’s final 16 at Melbourne Park since Ash Barty won the Grand Slam in 2022.

In her post-match press conference on Monday night, Inglis was asked how she plans to spend her prize money.

She first spoke about investing the money back into her tennis and having more support people travel with her, before confessing she also loves shopping.

“I’m sure I’ll buy something nice. I’ve wanted a Smeg toaster for so long, so long,” she said.

“I think that’s going to be my treat, and maybe the kettle, too.”

The stylish toasters start at $299 and can cost as much as $1099. The latter being the price tag for the brand’s collaboration with Dolce&Gabbana. The kettles start from $199.

When Inglis was pressed further about her simple wish for a toaster, she was encouraged to think bigger, adding she’d also like a KitchenAid stand mixer. Those are upwards of $1000.

“I love appliances. I have a list. Maybe I can take a couple off that,” she agreed.

Inglis said the big dream was a Mini Cooper.

“I want to be rolling down the Gold Coast in my Mini Cooper, so that’s a dream. We’ll see how the next few months go,” she laughed.

Inglis said she was going home disappointed by the loss but extremely proud because if someone had told her before Christmas that she would be in the fourth round of the Australian Open, she wouldn’t have believed them.

She described the last two weeks as “life-changing”.

While it wasn’t the night Inglis would have been hoping for, there was one magical moment early in the second set when the Aussie broke Swiatek’s serve.

Cheers broke out as the 28-year-old danced in celebration.

The crowd roared once again as Inglis won a second game bringing the score to 4-2, and again as the qualifier won a third game 5-3.

But unfortunately the comeback fans were hoping for didn’t eventuate.

Swiatek will now lock horns with fifth seeded Elena Rybakina after she comfortably dispatched Elise Mertens 6-1, 6-3 earlier in the day.

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