After Simona Halep's shock Day 1 exit in the opening match on Rod Laver Arena, the women's draw has been as peaceful as it can be and the third day of the Australian Open welcomed all the biggest names into the third round of the tournament.
Birthday girl Angelique Kerber survived an onslaught from fellow German Carina Witthoeft. The world number one produced successive double faults in the second-set tiebreak and commenced the decider by dropping serve without winning a point, as her opponent attacked with powerful groundstrokes.