
MELBOURNE, Australia – Defending champion Sofia Kenin takes on a player who is VERY much in form during this Australian summer in Kaia Kanepi.
Kanepi, 35, has been in and out of the game in recent years for several reasons. But she’s on it now.
As well, 16-year-old Coco Gauff takes on No. 5 seed Elina Svitolina.
2021 Australian Open
Women’s singles, second round
Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021
Final results
Upsets
Kaia Kanepi (EST) def [4] Sofia Kenin (USA) 63 62
Seeds advancing
[1] Ashleigh Barty (USA) def [WC] Daria Gavrilova (AUS) 61 76 (7)
[5] Elina Svitolina (UKR) def. Coco Gauff (USA) 64 63
[6] Karolina Pliskova (CZE) def. Danielle Collins (USA) 75 62
[11] Belinda Bencic (SUI) def Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 75 26 64
[18] Elise Mertens (BEL) def Zhu Lin (CHN) 76 (8) 61
[21] Anett Kontaveit (EST) def. Heather Watson (GBR) 67 (5) 64 62
[22] Jennifer Brady (USA) def. Madison Brengle (USA) 61 62
[25] Karolina Muchova (CZE) def Mona Barthel (GER) 64 61
[26] Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) def. Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) 64 16 62
[28] Donna Vekic (CRO) def Nadia Podoroska (ARG) 62 62
[29] Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) def Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) 63 76 (4)
Other results (in alphabetical order)
[Q] Kaja Juvan (SLO) def. [Q] Mayar Sherif (EGY) 36 76 (2) 63
Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) def Mao Hibino (JPN) 75 61
Jessica Pegula (USA) def. [WC] Samantha Stosur (AUS) 60 61
Shelby Rogers (USA) def. Olga Danilovic (SRB) 62 63
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