Konta into 3rd round at Melbourne Park

British No.9 seed Johanna Konta has continued her love affair with the Australian Open by downing Japan’s Naomi Osaka in the second round.

Having reached the semis on her main-draw debut at Melbourne Park last year, Konta eased into the round of 32 with a 6-4 6-2 win over the hard-hitting Osaka.

Konta wil play former world No.1 Caroline Wozniacki or Croatian Donna Vekic in the third round.

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