She then teamed up with Vesnina in a 6-2 6-2 doubles victory over Morita and Misaki Doi.

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The second-seeded Russian beat Japan's Misaki Doi by the double-bagel score in just 47 minutes, her second consecutive match at Melbourne Park in which her opponent failed to win a game.

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