Women’s defending champion at the Australian Open, Naomi Osaka booked her spot in the third round on the third day of the first grand slam of the year.
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Osaka wasted no time in beating her opponent Madison Brengle in straight sets 6-0, 6-4, to continue her quest of winning the trophy for the second year in a row. She faces Amanda Anisimova in the third round.
Ashleigh Barty also booked her spot in the next round with an easy win over Lucia Bronzetti in straight sets 6-1, 6-1, in less than an hour. In other results Julena Ostapenko came back from a set down for the second time in this competition to beat Alison Riske 4-6, 6-2,6-4.
In the Men’s category, there was an upset, as World Number 69, Adrian Mannarino stunned the crowd by beating 10th seed Hubert Hurkacz in straight sets 6-4,6-2,6-3 to book a third-round spot. Alexander Zverev also got past John Millman in straight sets 6-4,6-4,6-0 to qualify for the third round.
