Dover’s Madison Brengle is off to a good start at the year’s first Grand Slam event in tennis.
The 25-year-old Brengle scored a first round win at the Australian Open overnight, defeating fellow American Coco Vandeweghe in straight sets 6-3, 6-4. She’ll face Sweden’s Johanna Larsson in round two.
Brengle, who’s played professionally since 2005, is coming off her best year in 2015. She finished the year ranked 40th in the world – her first season-ending top 40 ranking - and earned over $600,000. She reached the fourth round in last year’s Australian Open and the third round of the U.S. Open.
Brengle is also playing doubles at the Australian Open. She and partner Tatjana Maria lost their first round match overnight.
