Roundup: Zhang Shuai reaches Australian Open third round

MELBOURNE, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- China's top seeded women's player Zhang Shuai swept past Petra Martic in straight sets on Thursday to book a spot in the Australian Open third round.

Zhang, the 23rd seed, beat Martic of Croatia 6-3, 6-3 in 73 minutes.

The result was achieved exactly seven years after her first victory at a Grand Slam, which kick-started Zhang's fairytale quarterfinal run at the Australian O