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Yanina Wickmayer denies home crowd

Wickmayer denies home crowd
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20th seed Yanina Wickmayer denies Jarmila Gajdosova a dream victory on home soil with a comfortable straight-sets victory on day two of the Australian Open.

Yanina Wickmayer overcame Jarmila Gajdosova and a vocal home crowd to claim an impressive straight-sets win on day two of the Australian Open.

The 20th seed wasted no time in establishing an advantage in the Rod Laver Arena, winning the first set 6-1 in just 27 minutes.

Gajdosova was much improved in the second, fighting for every point to stay alive with a series of forehand winners.

Despite securing a break to lead 5-3, Gajdosova could not maintain her aggressive style and succumbed to Wickmayer's baseline assault, losing four straight games and in turn the match.

Wickmayer silenced a packed Melbourne crowd to seal a second-round clash with Jane Cepelova later this week.

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