2-time Wimbledon champ Kvitova through to 3rd round

Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova has reached the third round of the Australian Open with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Irina-Camelia Begu.

It was Kvitova's fourth consecutive win over Begu.

Kvitova is coming off her 26th career title after winning last week's Sydney International.

The 26-year-old Kvitova lost in the first round last year here, her first loss in the first round of a Grand Slam tournament in four years.

She didn't play in the 2017 Australian Open because she was recovering from injuries sustained in a home invasion attack in the Czech Republic in December 2016.

Kvitova has since had a resurgence, winning a WTA Tour-leading five titles in 2018.