Gracheva (23), of Russian origin, will face Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska (93rd) in the second round, who came out of the qualifiers and defeated the last surprise winner of Wimbledon and world No. 7, the Czech Marketa Vondrousova 6-1, 6-2.
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- Australian Open: women's schedule and results
- Australian Open: men's schedule and results
She is the second French player to reach the second round, after Diane Parry on Sunday. Alizé Cornet and Léolia Jeanjean were eliminated from the start. Gracheva, ranked 39th in the world, reached the third round at the Australian Open a year ago, when she was still representing Russia.