Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska (R) shakes hands with Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova after victory during their women's singles match on day two of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 17, 2017. AFP / GREG WOOD
Melbourne: Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska survived a dogfight to move into the Australian Open second round on Tuesday as she bids to end her long wait for a maiden Grand Slam title.
The third seed battled past fellow veteran, Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova, 6-1, 4-6, 6-1 and will next play Croat Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, who beat Chinese qualifier Wang Qiang in three sets.
