Daria Gavrilova has joined one of Australian tennis' most exclusive clubs with a devastating start to the US Open in New York.
A near-flawless Gavrilova crushed Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-0 6-0 in just 51 minutes to become the first Australian to dish out a "double bagel" at the Open since Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1975.
Not since Kristine Radford at Wimbledon in 1994 has an Aussie accomplished the feat, which hasn't happened at any major since Caroline Wozniacki clubbed Francoise Abanda without dropping a game at last year's French Open.
"Too good," Gavrilova beamed. "I played really well.
"I had a really aggressive mindset. I really brought it in the right times today.
"I was really dictating with my forehand a lot and it felt like I was holding my court position a lot better than some of my previous matches."
The most emphatic win of her eight-year pro career vaulted the 25th seed into a second-round showdown on Wednesday with her tennis idol, two-time Australian Open champion and former world No.1 Victoria Azarenka.
"It's going to be really exciting and hopefully I get to play on a big court," Gavrilova said.
"I've never played Vika. I've always wanted to practice with her at least but that never actually happened either.
"I'm really looking forward to it. I really like the way she goes about her tennis and her career."
Gavrilova's commanding display completed a fine start for Australia at the season's final major.
She joined Ashleigh Barty and Open debutant Jason Kubler in the second round in New York.
Barty lived up to her 18th seeding with a 6-1 6-3 dispatch of Tunisian qualifier Ons Jabeur, while Jason Kubler vindicated his wildcard entry with a 6-3 6-3 6-4 upset win over 19th-seeded Spaniard Roberto Bautista-Agut.
But James Duckworth and Jordan Thompson bowed out.
Duckworth stretched Andy Murray to four sets before falling 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 7-5 6-3 to the former world No.1, while Thompson confessed to suffering from a crisis of confidence after losing 7-5 4-6 6-4 6-3 to Brit Cameron Norrie.
"My tour-level matches this year have been pretty ordinary," Thompson said.
"It's getting pretty frustrating. Something's got to change."
Fellow Australians Nick Kyrgios, Alex de Minaur, Matt Ebden, John Millman, Samantha Stosur, Ajla Tomljanovic and Lizette Cabrera all open their campaigns on Tuesday.
HOW THE AUSSIES FARED ON DAY ONE OF THE US OPEN (PREFIX DENOTES SEEDING)
Women's singles, first round
25-Daria Gavrilova bt Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) 6-0 6-0
18-Ashleigh Barty bt Ons Jabeur (TUN) 6-1 6-3
Men's singles, first round
Jason Kubler bt 19-Roberto Bautista-Agut (ESP) 6-3 6-3 6-4
James Duckworth lost to Andy Murray (GBR) 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 7-5 6-3
Jordan Thompson lost to Cameron Norrie (GBR) 7-5 4-6 6-4 6-3
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