Siniaková produced one of the smoothest and most one-sided first round victories of the women's singles draw, offering up only two break points to her Hungarian opponent Panna Udvardy on the way to a cruisy 6-1 6-2 triumph.
A long-time advocate of the benefits of playing both singles and doubles on tour and at Grand Slams, Siniaková is making her 13th consecutive appearance at the Australian Open and has never progressed from the second round of the singles draw, whilst her well-documented domination of the doubles circuit includes three women's doubles titles in the past four Australian Opens (2025 with current partner Taylor Townsend and twice with compatriot Barbora Krejčíková.
Townsend failed to progress through qualifying for the singles but re-entered as a Lucky Loser, going down to fellow American Hailey Baptiste in three sets on Sunday.
Siniaková will make her singles debut against number four seed Amanda Anisimova on Thursday and, with her last WTA singles win against a current top-ten player coming way back in February 2024 (6-2 6-4 v Coco Gauff), the humble 29-year-old ten-time doubles Grand Slam winner was not willing to speak in-depth about her chances of victory.
Congratulations on your dominant singles win today. How do you assess the way you played today?
"I'm really happy with my performance. It was a tough match for me because I had big chances to win and I'm just really happy that I won the match.”
Have you spoken to (doubles partner Taylor Townsend) about her singles loss or is the focus entirely on your doubles campaign when you’re together?
"I haven't spoken about her loss. Of course, I saw her recently but it was the day before she got in as a Lucky Loser. We just spoke about her qualifying and I know she's going to be ready and do her best for doubles. It doesn't matter how she plays in singles."
Did your preparation plans have to change when she was returned to the main draw as a Lucky Loser?
"We both focus on singles and then, of course, when we're just in doubles then we can practice together. Sometimes we don't even practice together because we're focusing on ourselves and don't meet until the warm-ups. We know each other and we know what's best for one another so we're not rushing each other."
You've got the fourth seed, Amanda Anisimova, in the next round. What did you think when you saw that draw come out last Thursday?
"I didn't really think about it. I'm just happy to be through. I have had some tough losses here so I see a big opportunity and a big chance. I'm just really happy to progress."
It's the first time you'll be facing her in singles. What are you expecting when you face her and what does it take to beat her?
"She's an amazing player. What a year last year was for her. She's a big hitter so it's definitely going to be a fast game. I have nothing to lose. I'll just try to show my best tennis. I don't have speed like her but I'll try to beat her physically. I'm definitely looking forward to the match and we'll see how it goes."
As someone who is seeing a lot of gifted, young Czech players coming through the ranks, why do you think Czech tennis is in such a strong position at the moment?
"I cannot say why so many young and good players are coming through but I'm just happy to see so many Czech players competing in the draw. Our country is doing so great and I'm so proud to be Czech."