Danilovic through to Australian Open third round

MELBOURNE - Serbian tennis player Olga Danilovic is through to the Australian Open third round after beating world number 21 Liudmila Samsonova of Russia 6-1, 6-2 on Wednesday.

Danilovic, who is 55th in the WTA rankings, won after an hour and six minutes of play.

She will next face American Jessica Pegula, who defeated Elise Mertens in the second round.