Daria Gavrilova was nearly bounced from the draw on Day 2, but she withstood a 19-ace attack from Naomi Broady and bounced back to claim a three-set victory after trailing by a set and blowing a 4-1 lead before rallying in set two.
“I was telling myself during the match, Okay, you're doing well. Surely it's going to pay off,” she said. “Yeah, after the match, I was joking around. I said, I'm a grown-up woman now.”
Gavrilova, seeded and aged 22, will next face 19-year-old Ana Konjuh. The pair have never met at the tour-level before. Gavrilova made big noise last year when she reached the second week after upsetting Petra Kvitova in the second round.
“Yeah, she's got a big game,” Gavrilova said. “She's got a huge serve. I mean, I've never played her, but we've practiced a few times. It was a long time ago. I'll just get some vision and study her game a little bit.”