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MELBOURNE, Australia – Iga Swiatek vs Danielle Collins was an expected second-round match – not that both didn’t have to get through top-shelf opponents with tennis cred to get there.

But in his matchup, it was Collins who is the former finalist here, not Swiatek. She shoud have beaten her again. But from 4-1 up she handed the keys to the vault back to the Pole.

Beyond that, Daria Kasatkina was a great opportunity for … Sloane Stephens. And Ostapenko vs Tomljanovic had some fun history and ended in quite a collegial moment at the net (to the surprise, and perhaps even perverse disappointment) of some.

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Australian Open
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Jan. 14 – 28, 2024
Prize money: $86.5 million AUD
Draws: S128 / D64

Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024
Final results
Women’s singles, second round

Extra EXTRA time

Anna Blinkova (RUS) def [3] Elena Rybakina (KAZ) 64 46 76 [22-20]

Upsets

Clara Burel (USA) def [5] Jessica Pegula (USA) 64 62
Sloane Stephens (USA) def [14] Daria Kasatkina (RUS) 46 63 63

Seeds working hard

[1] Iga Swiatek (POL) def Danielle Collins (USA) 64 36 64
[11] Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) def [PR] Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) 60 36 64
[18] Victoria Azarenka (BLR) def. Clara Tauson (DEN) 64 36 62
[27] Emma Navarro (USA) def. Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA) 46 63 63

Seeds rolling

[12] Zheng Qinwen (CHN) def. Katie Boulter (GBR) 63 63
[19] Elina Svitolina (UKR) def Viktoriya Tomova (BUL) 61 63
[26] Jasmine Paolini (ITA) def Tatjana Maria (GER) 62 63

Other results

Océane Dodin (FRA) def Martina Trevisan (ITA) 64 64
Viktorija Golubic (SUI) def Katerina Siniakova (CZE) 63 26 64
Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) def Arantxa Rus (NED) 61 75
Linda Noskova (CZE) def [WC] McCartney Kessler (USA) 63 16 64
Wang Yafan (CHN) def [PR] Emma Raducanu (GBR) 64 46 64
[Q] Dayana Yastremska (UKR) def Varvara Gracheva (FRA) 63 62

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