Australian Open: Frech stuns Garcia to reach third round
Magdalena Frech beat Caroline Garcia 6-4, 7-6 (2) on Wednesday night. She’ll play Russian qualifier Anastasia Zakharova in the next round
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Pole Magdalena Frech stunned Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia, the No 16 seed, 6-4, 7-6 (2) to reach the third round of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park.
Frech, ranked No 69, will play Russian qualifier Anastasia Zakharova next.
The Pole edged out Australian wildcard Daria Saville (6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-5) ahead of her victory.
In the previous round, Garcia, ranked No 19, beat Japanese Naomi Osaka (6-4, 7-6 (2)).
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
- Elina Svitolina vs. Viktoriya Tomova
- Emma Raducanu vs. Yafan Wang
- Emma Navarro vs. Elisabetta Cocciaretto
- Clara Burel vs. Jessica Pegula
- Qinwen Zheng vs. Katie Boulter
- Sloane Stephens vs. Daria Kasatkina
- Tatjana Maria vs. Jasmine Paolini
- Oceane Dodin vs. Martina Trevisan
- Iga Swiatek vs. Danielle Collins
- Arantxa Rus vs. Anna Kalinskaya
- Mccartney Kessler vs. Linda Noskova
- Maria Sakkari vs. Elina Avanesyan
- Lesia Tsurenko vs. Rebeka Masarova: wednesday
- Marta Kostyuk vs. Elise Mertens
- Brenda Fruhvirtova vs. Aryna Sabalenka: wednesday
- Paula Badosa beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova: 6-2, 6-3
- Anastasia Zakharova beat Kaja Juvan: 6-1, 6-1
- Beatriz Haddad Maia (10) beat Alina Korneeva (Q): 6-1, 6-2
- 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 (Q) beat Caroline Wozniacki (WC): 1-6, 6-4, 6-1
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