Top seed Iga Swiatek was forced to dig deep to get past Danielle Collins on Thursday's action in the Australian Open.
Rising teenage star Mirra Andreeva breezed past the experienced Ons Jabeur in the second round of the Australian Open on Wednesday.
Emma Raducanu made a convincing grand-slam return with victory over Shelby Rogers in the first round of the Australian Open.
Iga Swiatek emerged victorious in the clash of grand slam champions as she defeated Sofia Kenin to secure her place in the second round of the Australian Open.
British tennis star Emma Raducanu is set to make her comeback at the ASB Classic in Auckland in January.
Former world number one and 2018 Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki, plus six Aussie talents, have been awarded main-draw wildcards for the Grand Slam.