MELBOURNE, Australia — Florida Women’s Tennis alumna Anna Danilina and her doubles partner, Aleksandra Krunic<https://www.wtatennis.com/players/316344/aleksandra-krunic>, outlasted Storm Hunter<https://www.wtatennis.com/players/317810/storm-hunter> and Maya Joint<https://www.wtatennis.com/players/330544/maya-joint> Sunday evening at the Australian Open 7-5, 7-6 (8-6)<https://ausopen.com/match/2026-storm-hunter-maya-joint-vs-anna-danilina-aleksandra-krunic-wd302>. That win propels the duo to the quarterfinals against top-seeded Katerina Siniakova<https://ausopen.com/players/czech-republic/katerina-siniakova> and Taylor Townsend<https://ausopen.com/players/united-states-america/taylor-townsend> on Monday, Jan. 26.
Danilina also advanced to the Second Round in Mixed Doubles after she and her partner JJ Tracy<https://ausopen.com/players/united-states-america/jj-tracy> upset the seventh-seeded team of Olivia Nicholls<https://ausopen.com/players/united-kingdom/olivia-nicholls> and Henry Patten<https://ausopen.com/players/united-kingdom/henry-patten> 6-2, 6-3<https://ausopen.com/match/2026-olivia-nicholls-henry-patten-vs-anna-danilina-jj-tracy-xd113>.