- Australian wildcard wins 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 to move into second round
- Thanasi Kokkinakis among other Australians in action on day two
A newly-positive Ajla Tomljanović secured “sweet” revenge on a player she lost to just nine days ago to book her place in the second round of the Australian Open for the sixth time. The 31-year-old held off fast-finishing American Ashlyn Krueger, prevailing in a nerve-wracking three-setter, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.
The Australian led 4-0 in the deciding set before the 20-year-old – who beat Tomljanović in qualifiers for Adelaide just over a week ago – broke back, setting up a tense final few games. After errors on her first two match points, the Australian finally sealed the victory over her 52nd-ranked opponent after 144 minutes on a sunny day in Melbourne.