P393 CEEFAX 2 393 Fri 17 Jan 21:18/27 AUSTRALIAN OPEN, Melbourne 1/3 Title favourite Steffi Graf shrugged off a sluggish start for the second successive match to overcome Argentine Ines Gorrochategui in straight sets. The four-time champion found herself 5-2 down in the opening set - an exact repeat of her previous match against Larisa Neiland. But Graf's quality shone through again as she won 2p of the last 22 points to take the set in 38 minutes. She eventually won through 7-5 6-3 and next meets 12th seed Amanda Coitzjt. MORE REPORTS 391-4 DAILY RESULTS 395 MEN'S R3 DRAW 396 WOMEN'S DRAW 397 Women Men Draw WomjnDraw HinmanP393 CEEFAX 2 393 Fri 17 Jan 21:11/32 O AUSTRAL ANOPENM 2/3 Steffi Graf acknowledged the need to make better starts after coming from 2-5 down for the second successive match to beat Ines Gorrochategui. She said: "I'm not happy with it but when it gets down to the important points, where I need to focus more, I seem to be doing it." Graf now faces Amanda Coitzjt and said: "She will not allow you to have a bad day. She won't give you easy points." The German has been troubled bz a stiff back first thing in the mornings. MORE REPORTS 391-4 DAILY RESULTS 395 MEN'S R3 DRAW 396 WOMEN'S DRAW 397 Women Men Draw WomjnDraw HenmanP393 CEEFAX 2 393 Fri 17 Jan 21:11/41 AUSTRALIAN OPEN, Melbourne 3/3 Steffi Graf confirmed that she is under investigation for allegedly receiving appearance money after moving into the fourth round of the women's singles. "That's correct. That's been going on for a few months. The WTA is working on that and I'm helping them the best I can," Graf told reporters. Receiving appearance money contravenes women's tour rules and Graf could face a three-month ban if found guilty. She said playing matches was a "holiday" from off-corr pressures. MORE REPORTS 391-4 DAILY RESULTS 395 MEN'S R3 DRAW 396 WOMEN'S DRAW 397 Women Men Draw WomenDraw Henman