Australian Open: Jodie Burrage to face Coco Gauff while Iga Swiatek delivers unconvincing win in Melbourne

Jodie Burrage let the tears flow after what she rated as one of the best wins of her career at the Australian Open.

The 25-year-old Briton admitted ahead of the tournament that she considered quitting the sport a couple of months ago, but she tasted victory in the main draw at Melbourne Park for the first time with a 6-2 6-4 success against French qualifier Leolia Jeanjean.

After her final forehand dribbled over the net, Burrage covered her face with her hands as the emotion of the moment caught up with her before sobbing into her towel.

It was her first match at a Grand Slam since a first-round defeat here last year, with Burrage suffering a wrist injury in February that needed surgery before rupturing an ankle ligament just as she was about to make her comeback.

“I think I was really nervous for this match, even last night,” said a beaming Burrage, who faces a formidable challenge next against third seed Coco Gauff.

“I have not had that in a while. I think, because I know I have been playing some good tennis, I know what a good opportunity today was. I knew the hard work that went in for the last year. All of those emotions from the last nine months I think were bottled up in there.

“Everything I did, all I was saying is, ‘I want to get to Australia, I know I’ll be good in Australia’. So I didn’t really want to let the opportunity go to waste today. I’m very happy that I managed to get over the line. I think I handled myself well throughout the match.