No. 1 Iga Swiatek overcomes tough opener, advances at Australia

World No. 1 Iga Swiatek of Poland was pushed in her first-round match of the Australian Open but escaped with a 6-4, 7-5 win over Germany's Jule Niemeier on Monday in Melbourne.

Swiatek, a three-time Grand Slam champion, fought off two break point chances for Niemeier in the seventh game of thefirst set, then broke her opponent's serve in the final game of the set for the win.

Niemeier grabbed a break of her own early i