US Open finalist Jessica Pegula eased past Maria Sakkari to reach the quarter-finals of the Adelaide International on her return from injury. (More Tennis News)
The top seed defeated her Greek opponent 6-4 6-1 in just 73 minutes in Wednesday's last-16 tie, as she warms up for the Australian Open.
The American, who received a bye for the first round in Adelaide, will next play her compatriot Ashlyn Krueger, who defeated Spain's Paula Badosa 7-6 (7-4) 6-7 (4-7) 6-2.
"It's always tough getting the first win of the year, you don't know what to expect," Pegula said.
"But it's good heading into Melbourne next week. My focus is on doing well here first. It's fun to problem-solve on court and have a good attitude to start the year."
Pegula had not played since withdrawing from the WTA Finals in November with a knee injury.
Meanwhile, defending champion Jelena Ostapenko바카라 웹사이트was knocked out of the tournament by 2022 winner Madison Keys, who beat the eighth seed 3-6바카라 웹사이트6-4바카라 웹사이트6-3.
Second seed Emma Navarro defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-6 (7-4)바카라 웹사이트6-4 in a battle that lasted two hours바카라 웹사이트and will now face Liudmila Samsonova, who overcame Belinda Bencic 7-6 (7-3)바카라 웹사이트4-6바카라 웹사이트6-4.바카라 웹사이트
Keys will now take on Russian Daria Kasatkina after she beat Australia's Emerson Jones 7-5바카라 웹사이트6-3.
Two-time Wimbledon runner-up Ons Jabeur also exited the tournament after a 6-2바카라 웹사이트6-4 defeat to Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva, who will next battle Diana Shnaider, who received a walkover after Marketa Vondrousova retired, for a place in the semi-finals.
Meanwhile, at the Hobart International, top seed Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine defeated Ann Li 1-6바카라 웹사이트7-5바카라 웹사이트6-2 to set up a quarter-final clash against McCartney Kessler, who overcame Argentina's Maria Lourdes Carle 6-2바카라 웹사이트6-2.바카라 웹사이트
In the other last-eight ties, third seed Amanda Anisimova바카라 웹사이트will meet sixth-seeded Elina Avanesyan, Sofia Kenin faces Maya Joint and second-seeded Elise Mertens takes on unseeded Veronika Kudermetova.
