Karolina Pliskova eases into second round with win over Veronica Cepede Royg

Sixth seed Karolina Pliskova breezed into the second round of the 2018 Australian Open with a 6-3 6-4 win over Veronica Cepede Royg.

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The former world number one is viewed as a serious contender for her first ever Grand Slam title in Melbourne and did nothing to dispel that notion.

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Cepede Royg is the world number 80 and in truth posed few problems for Pliskova on Rod Laver Arena, even allowing for some resistance right at the end.

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