Playing for her adopted country of Australia for the first time, Daria Gavrilova got past Lucie Hradecka 7-6(3) 6-4 in the first round, then famously upset sixth seed Petra Kvitova in the second round 6-4 6-4, and is now through to the fourth round of the Australian Open with an epic 6-4 4-6 11-9 victory over seed No.28 Kristina Mladenovic.
Both players were equal for the great part of the first set, but it was Gavrilova who took charge in the later stages and raced away at the end of the set, 6-4.