#Australian Open 2023#Women's Singles Second Round Report
No. 5 seed Sabalenka swept Brendan Rodgers 6-3 6-1 in straight sets to reach the last 32 of the Australian Open women's singles for the third year in a row, before she will next face the winner between 26th seeds Mertens and Davies.
No. 9 seed Kudmetova lost 4-6 6-2 2-6 to qualifier Wolinets, who reached the last 32 of the Grand Slam women's singles for the first time, and will next face the winner between 23rd seeds Zhang Shuai and Maltić.
19th seed Alexandrova defeated wildcard Townsend 1-6 6-2 6-3 to return to the last 32 of the Australian Open women's singles, where she will next face the winner between 16th seeds Kontaveit and Rinate.
