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First victory for her new country of Australia: Daria Gavrilova upsets Petra Kvitova on home turf

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Daria Gavrilova officially became an Australian citizen in November last year and after starting the 2015 tennis season on a big note, being part of the big Hopman Cup victory in Perth, Australia, the Russian-born player recorded her first official win for her adopted country on Day 3 of the Australian Open, upsetting sixth seed Petra Kvitova in the second round in straight sets.

Gavrilova wins
Gavrilova wins

The world No.39 Gavrilova managed to stay collected despite immense nervousness in the end, when she dropped serve when serving for the match at 5-3.