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The Belarusian top seed committed 21 double faults in an
error-strewn performance which consigned her to a second defeat
in as many matches after being beaten by Kaja Juvan, then ranked
world number 100, in Adelaide last week.
"Honestly, this was the weirdest match I've ever played,"
Peterson said after her win over the two-times Grand Slam
semi-finalist in two hours 18 minutes. "It was tough staying in
there, but I knew she was struggling a lot."
Peterson, ranked 93rd in the world, will next face American
Madison Brengle, who beat Russian Anastasia Potapova 7-5 4-6
6-1.
Later on Tuesday, American third seed Coco Gauff swiftly
dismantled Katerina Siniakova in just over an hour, breaking the
Czech's serve twice in both the first and second set to record a
6-1 6-2 win.
"She's not an easy player to play, she hits a lot of balls back
and keeps fighting," the 17-year-old said.
Gauff will play Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk in the next round.
Also advancing to the next round was Slovenian fourth seed
Tamara Zidansek, who fought back from a set down against Heather
Watson to claim a 2-6 6-2 7-6(4) win.
In the men's ATP 250 tournament, local hope Thanasi Kokkinakis,
who made the semi-finals in Adelaide last week, proved to be too
much for Frenchman Benoit Paire, winning 6-4 6-0.
"Playing Paire is always a tricky one, you never know what
you're going to get. He's super talented and can pull shots from
anywhere, so I had to weather the storm a little bit,"
Kokkinakis said.
Kwon Soon-woo, who in September became the first South Korean to
win a title on the ATP Tour in 18 years, beat fifth seed Lloyd
Harris 5-7 7-5 6-4.
(Reporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter
Rutherford and Christian Radnedge)
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