She booked a berth in the third round where she will meet 15-year-old American sensation Coco Gauff, who came from a set down to defeat Romania's Sorana Cirstea 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 on Melbourne Arena.Naomi Osaka def. Saisai Zheng 6-2, 6-4Carla Suarez Navarro def. Aryna Sabalenka 7-6 , 7-6 Elise Mertens def. Danka Kovinic 6-2, 6-0Anett Kontaveit def.
Kvitova, the seventh seed in Melbourne, struggled early when she went down a break but her experience shone through and she was able to rebound to claim the first set. The 2018 women's champion, Caroline Wozniacki, had already announced she was retiring after her Australian Open tilt comes to an end.
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