Garbine Muguruza advanced to the third round of the Australian Open with a hard-fought three-set win over Alja Tomljanovic.
Simona Halep played a brilliant decider to power past the considerable challenge provided by Alja Tomljanovic.
Karolina Pliskova cruised to a straight-sets victory over Tomljanovic in Rome, while Bencic produced a stunning comeback to beat Sevastova.