Third seed Garbine Muguruza easily advances to Aus Open second round

Spain's Garbine Muguruza has done her third seed ranking no harm on day two of the Australian Open, after she was on court for all of 60 minutes during her first-round demolition of Anett Kontaveit.

Fans barely had time to get to their seats on the center court before the 22-year-old Muguruza swept her Estonian opponent off the court, 6-0, 6-4.

It was the first time the 2015 Wimbledon finalist has played a tennis match since withdrawing from the Brisbane International with a foot injury two weeks ago, but following her win she told the crowd she felt fully fit.

"I had a few problems in my foot but I think I am recovered now," she said on Tuesday.

It is the first time Muguruza has been seeded in the top four, and she admitted it adds a little extra pressure. However she said now she has won her first round match she can resume focus on playing good tennis.

"I am very happy. I was very nervous," she said.

"Every match is very different. You always have to be prepared, always have to be ready for the other player to make a great performance.

"Always the first rounds are really tough but I'm really excited to be back here and into the second round."

Muguruza will face one-time Wimbledon semi-finalist Kirsten Flipkens in the second round, after the Belgian won in three sets against Mirjana Lucic-Baroni. Endit