Australian Open - Day 3
Dinara Safina (right) of Russia congratulates Amelie Mauresmo.
Second seeded Mauresmo overcame a slow start to defeat the Russian teenager 2-6, 6-1, 6-0 in the second round.
She outlasted Safina, the younger sister of former world number one Marat Safin, in a 110-minute match played in scorching temperatures on Melbourne Park's Vodafone Arena.
Mauresmo had missed an warm-up exhibition tournament because of a stomach muscle injury and had heavy strapping on her thigh in the opening two rounds but said she was happy with her fitness.
"I already feel not too bad physically even though at the beginning I think my energy wasn't really there," she said.
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