MELBOURNE, Jan 19 (Reuters) - ‌Iga Swiatek launched her bid for a first Australian Open title ‌with an unconvincing 7-6(5) 6-3 win over Chinese qualifier Yuan Yue under ‌the lights at Rod Laver Arena on Monday.

Six-times Grand Slam champion Swiatek was in all sorts of trouble, broken three times by the hard-hitting Yuan whose game was levels above her 130th ‍ranking.