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Australian Open: Emma Raducanu beats Tamara Korpatsch in Melbourne

Emma Raducanu made a positive return to court after her injury scare, moving into the second round of the Australian Open with a straight-set win.

Raducanu, 20, rolled her ankle in Auckland 11 days ago and a beaming smile after sealing victory showed her joy at coming through her first test.

The world number 77 now faces American seventh seed Coco Gauff in round two.

Gauff, 18, is among the favourites to win the women's singles at Melbourne Park and started with a 6-1 6-4 victory over Czech opponent Katerina Siniakova.

American third seed Jessica Pegula, Gauff's doubles partner and another favoured by many to win her first major singles title, made an even bigger statement with a 6-0 6-1 victory over Romania's Jaqueline Cristian which took just 59 minutes.