Paolini races into round two to kickstart Australian Open

The seventh-seeded Italian outclassed Belarusian qualifier Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-1, 6-2 on Rod Laver Arena. Paolini faces Poland's Magdalena Frech or Veronika Erjavec of Slovenia next. "It was pretty good today, I did not expect that," she said of her emphatic win in 69 minutes. "Always tough to play first round. I played pretty good. I was solid, focused, so happy. "Before the match I was a little nervous, to be honest, but then stepped on court and felt good from the first ball." The 30-year-old...