Never in doubt, though Lucie tried to massively choke towards the end of the match when losing the 5:2 lead.
What do the poor Aussies believe to achieve with all those imports? Gavrilova with her moonballs and poor behaviour on the court will never achieve anything of importance.
Brats Ostapenko and Gavrilova easily dispatched in the 1st round of USO by the Czech players which is perfect. Not speaking about Allertova beating Ana today.
Gavrilova was so horrible. Barely found the center of the racquet, several DFs, etc. and it was still 4 and 4. Big chance for her missed here, especially with Safarova trying to give it back to her at the end.
Gavrilova can be annoying with her good defensive skills. Great news that Lucie got the job done in 2 sets. She is gonna need lots of energy for Simona.
Solid start for Safarova. She's much more talented than Gavrilova, but as others pointed out, Gavrilova is a good defender and makes you play and earn the win.
Gavrilova has pretty unconventional technique but she's scrappy, moves well and she makes you work hard for your points, and she can also duel with you in FH rallies. She played Serena very tough in Rio and you know how hard she works Petra first hand. She can develop but can be overpowered, yes.