Women’s singles top seed Jelena Jankovic has coasted into the second round of Australian Open 2009, defeating Austria’s Yvonne Meusburger 6-1 6-3.
In warm conditions at Rod Laver Arena, Jankovic showed no signs of any potential rust that may have come from her lack of matches leading into the tournament, racing to a 5-0 lead.
Meusburger showed more promise in the second set, recovering from 1-3 down to level proceedings at 3-3.
The Serbian world No. 1 responded by going up a gear, cracking backhand winners down the line seemingly at will to move ahead 5-3.
Needing three match points, Jankovic eventually broke her opponent to secure the straight-sets victory.
She will next face Belgian Kirsten Flipkens or Rossana De Los Rios of Paraguay in round two.
Quick facts
Jankovic struck 27 winners to Meusburger’s three
Both players finished with 24 unforced errors
Meusburger hit five double faults
It was Meusburger’s first-ever appearance on Rod Laver Arena
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