Haddad Maia stormes into third round in Melbourne

Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia, the No 10 seed, defeated Alina Korneeva 6-1, 6-2 to advance to the third round of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Wednesday.

Haddad Maia, ranked No 12, will face Russian qualifier Maria Timofeeva next. Timofeeva upset Caroline Wozniacki in three sets.

In the previous round, Haddad Maia beat Linda Fruhvirtova 6-2, 3-6, 6-2.

Korneeva, ranked No 179, defeated Spaniard Sara Sorribes Tormo 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the previous round. The Russian qualifier was the Aussie Open junior champion in 2023.

Melbourne (Grand Slam), other second-round results (Melbourne Park, hard, USD 58.910.000, most recent results first):

• Clara Tauson vs. Victoria Azarenka
• Elena Rybakina vs. Anna Blinkova
• Jelena Ostapenko vs. Ajla Tomljanovic
• Varvara Gracheva vs. Dayana Yastremska
• Katerina Siniakova vs. Viktorija Golubic
• Emma Raducanu vs. Yafan Wang
• Emma Navarro vs. Elisabetta Cocciaretto
• Elina Svitolina vs. Viktoriya Tomova
• Clara Burel vs. Jessica Pegula
• Qinwen Zheng vs. Katie Boulter
• Sloane Stephens vs. Daria Kasatkina
• Tatjana Maria vs. Jasmine Paolini
• Iga Swiatek vs. Danielle Collins
• Oceane Dodin vs. Martina Trevisan
• Arantxa Rus vs. Anna Kalinskaya
• Mccartney Kessler vs. Linda Noskova
• Maria Sakkari vs. Elina Avanesyan
• Marta Kostyuk vs. Elise Mertens
• Brenda Fruhvirtova vs. Aryna Sabalenka
• Lesia Tsurenko vs. Rebeka Masarova
• Paula Badosa vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
• Caroline Garcia vs. Magdalena Frech
• Anastasia Zakharova (Q) beat Kaja Juvan: 6-1, 6-1
• Amanda Anisimova beat Nadia Podoroska: 6-2, 6-3
• Diane Parry beat Kamilla Rakhimova: 7-5, 6-2
• Coco Gauff (4) beat Caroline Dolehide: 7-6 (2), 6-2
• Barbora Krejcikova (9) beat Tamara Korpatsch: 6-2, 6-2
• Alycia Parks beat Leylah Fernandez (32): 7-5, 6-4
• Storm Hunter (Q) beat Laura Siegemund: 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
• Mirra Andreeva beat Ons Jabeur (6): 6-0, 6-2
• Maria Timofeeva beat Caroline Wozniacki (WC): 1-6, 6-4, 6-1