Elena Rybakina wanted simply 53 minutes to succeed in the Australian Open second spherical with a dominant win over Australian teenager Emerson Jones.
Kazakh Rybakina, runner-up in Melbourne in 2023, served 11 aces and hit 26 winners in a 6-1 6-1 win.
Rybakina’s solely second of concern got here as she tried to serve out the primary set, when three unforced errors gave Jones three break factors.
However the sixth seed responded emphatically with 4 successive aces, earlier than closing with a forehand winner to maneuver midway to victory.
Requested if she and coach Goran Ivanisevic, the 2001 Wimbledon champion famend for his serving, debate who has the very best serve, Rybakina joked: “Possibly I must to problem him on the apply courtroom, we’ll see.”
Rybakina, Wimbledon champion in 2022 will meet American 17-year-old wildcard entry Iva Jovic subsequent.