China's Bai stuns Pavlyuchenkova to reach Australian Open 2nd round
MELBOURNE, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese qualifier Bai Zhuoxuan saved a match point in a dramatic third set tiebreak on Sunday before edging Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to reach the second round of the Australian Open.
The 23-year-old prevailed 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (12-10) in two hours and 43 minutes at Kia Arena in a grueling match that featured relentless baseline rallies.
It was only Bai's second victory at a gran