MELBOURNE – The Latest from the Australian Open on Thursday (all times local): 12:25 p.m. American Shelby Rogers has advanced to the third round at the Australian Open for the first time by beating qualifier Olga Danilovic 6-2, 6-3.
Rogers hit seven aces and lost only three points on her first serve. She came into the tournament with a career record of 1-4 in Melbourne, but at age 28 her fortunes have been on the rise.
She reached the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open for the first time last September, and her year-end record was a career-best No.
58. ___ 11:00 a.m. Day 4 at Melbourne Park features the No. 1 women’s player in the world and the 2020 singles champion in temperatures which are expected to be the hottest of the first week.