Tennis-From quarantine to centre court, Badosa relishing life as a seed

Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 19, 2022 Spain's Paula Badosa celebrates winning her second round match against Italy's Martina Trevisan REUTERS/James Gourley

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - In-form Paula Badosa was enjoying the novelty of life as a seed at the Australian Open on Wednesday as she strode into the third round for the first time with a dominant 6-0 6-3 win over Martina Trevisan on Rod Laver Arena.

The world number six is firming as a contender for a maiden Grand Slam title after winning the Sydney Tennis Classic last week and easing through her first two matches at Melbourne Park for the loss of only seven games.