Australian Open 2023 results: Maria Sakkari avoids a shock against Diana Shnaider

Maria Sakkari is simply a two-time Grand Slam semi-finalist

Greek sixth effect Maria Sakkari avoided a daze arsenic she fought backmost to bushed Russian teen Diana Shnaider successful the Australian Open 2nd round.

But Sakkari regrouped to triumph 3-6 7-5 6-3, taking her 3rd lucifer point.

Polish apical effect Iga Swiatek and American 3rd seed Jessica Pegula had less problems successful straight-set wins.

Swiatek bushed Colombia's Camila Osario 6-2 6-3, portion Pegula was a 6-2 7-6 (7-5) victor against Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich.

Pegula played with the fig 3 connected her skirt successful enactment of NFL subordinate Damar Hamlin, who was discharged from infirmary 9 days aft suffering a cardiac apprehension portion playing for the Buffalo Bills - the franchise owned by her parents.

"He's recovered, it's astonishing and awesome to see," Pegula said.

However, 2019 finalist and 15th effect Petra Kvitova lost 7-5 6-4 to Ukraine's Anhelina Kalinina. The Czech is the archetypal women's top-20 effect to suffer astatine this year's tournament.

'Maybe she should see not going to college'

Shnaider is simply a freshman astatine North Carolina State University successful the United States but the bandana-wearing left-hander, who possesses a ferocious forehand, has shown successful Melbourne she tin vie with the precise best.

She had travel done 3 rounds of qualifying earlier winning successful consecutive sets connected her Grand Slam main gully debut to acceptable up the gathering with Sakkari, pushing the Greek each the mode successful a two-and-a-half-hour encounter.

"She is precise young and precise promising, possibly she should see not going to assemblage and turning pro," joked Sakkari, who is simply a two-time Grand Slam semi-finalist.

"It is hard erstwhile you person not played idiosyncratic earlier and I was hesitant. She was swinging hard and playing aggressively. I tried to find solutions and that's what I deliberation I'm bully at.

"It was a precise precocious level from some of us."

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