Melbourne, - Former world number four Jelena Dokic on Wednesday kept her dream of an Australian Open wild card place alive, reaching the quarter-finals with a straight-set victory,
Dokic, 25, and fighting through a comeback in the sport, beat Victorian teenager Marijia Mirkovic 6-4, 6-2, riding a 4-0 lead in the second set to the win.
"I was happier with my match today, I played a bad match yesterday," said Dokic, who lost on Tuesday but stayed alive thanks to the round-robin format of the competition.