Williams was broken in the final game, fittingly ending things with a backhand into the net. That was her 27th unforced error on the backhand side, part of a total of 56 miscues. Wang made only 20.
India's Divij Sharan was knocked out in the second round in the men's doubles at Australian Open.
Roger Federer will play John Millman while Novak Djokovic will take on Yoshihito Nishioka. Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka will also be in action on Day 5 of the Australian Open.
All the top 10 seeded women in Australian Open 2020 sealed their spots in the third round of the competition on Thursday.
Rafael Nadal defeated Federico Delbonis -3, 7-6, 6-1 while Nick Kyrgios got the better of Gilles Simon 6-2, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 in the second round of Australian Open.
Rafael Nadal's wayward forehad hit a ball kid on her head but Nadal kissed her on the cheek and gave his headband to her after the match.
Sania and her Ukrainian partner Nadiia Kichenok, who came into the major after winning the doubles title at the Hobart International, were trailing 2-6 0-1 against the Chinese team of Xinyun Han and Lin Zhu when the Indian called it quits.
Rafael Nadal will take on Federico Delbonis while local boy Nick Kyrgios will play Gilles Simon in the second round of Australian Open 2020.
Serena Williams defeated Tamara Zidansek 6-2, 6-3 while Naomi Osaka and Ash Barty got the better of Zheng Saisai and Polona Hercog 6-2, 6-4 and 6-1, 6-4 respectively.
Roger Federer defeated Filip Krajinovic 6-1, 6-4, 6-1 while Novak Djokovic got the better of wild-card entry Tatsuma Ito 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 in the second round of Australian Open.
Sharan and Sitak got the better of the Portuguese-Spanish duo 6-4, 7-5 in a thrilling one-hour 28-minute encounter.
Djokovic needed just 95 minutes to advance as he defeated Ito 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 at Rod Laver Arena. He will next face another Japanese player Yoshihito Nishioka.
Naomi pulled it together quickly in a swirling breeze on Margaret Court Arena, though, and beat Zheng Saisai 6-2, 6-4 to advance to the third round of the Australian Open.
Nick Kyrgios promised to donate $1,000 to the bush fire recovery effort for every set the Aussie player wins at the Australian Open.
The top-ranked Nadal is chasing his 20th major singles title, aiming to equal Roger Federer's men's record. He's also aiming to complete a collection by winning each of the four Grand Slam titles at least twice.
Angelique Kerber, Simona Halep, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Garbine Muguruza, Karolina Pliskova all moved to round two of Australian Open 2020 while Mari Sharapova was eliminated in her opener.
What he insists is not on his mind is the number 20 — as in Roger Federer's record 20 Grand Slam singles titles, which Nadal would equal by claiming the trophy at Melbourne Park.
Roger Federer plays his second-round match at Melbourne Park and, according to his line of thinking, the first few matches he plays in a Grand Slam tournament are as important as the ones at the pointy end.
Might this have been her last trip to the Australian Open, a tournament she won in 2008 as part of a career Grand Slam?
Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova faced a first-round defeat to Croatia's Donna Vekic.
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