Rybakina through to the next round of Australian Open and will face top seed Swiatek

To debut in Melbourne's second week, the defending Wimbledon winner eliminated last year's finalist.

Elena Rybakina edged Danielle Collins 6-2,5-7,6-2.

''My serve is my weapon, and in the end it helped me in the important moments. I hope it can help me in the next round''. Rybakina stated.

The Kazakh will face No.1 seed Iga Swiatek on Sunday.