Naomi Osaka seized victory on Wednesday, defeating No. 20 Karolina Muchova 1-6, 6-1, 6-3. Initially it looked like Osaka might be on her way to a quick ouster after she won just one game in the 32-minute first set.

Naomi Osaka beat Karolina Muchova 1-6, 6-1, 6-3 at the Australian Open, reaching the third round at a Grand Slam for the first time since her return from maternity leave.

Osaka is back in the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since 2022, getting there with wins over two women who blocked her path last year.

Coco Gauff stretched her unbeaten start to 2025 to seven matches and 14 sets by moving into the third round at the Australian Open with a 6-3,

Coco Gauff stretched her unbeaten start to 2025 to seven matches and 14 sets by moving into the third round at the Australian Open with a 6-3, 7-5 victory over 173rd-ranked Jodie Burrage of Britain at Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday.

The No. 3 seed Gauff committed at least one double fault in seven of her nine service games, yet was only broken once in a meeting of the two most recent American major champions.