Australians Olivia Gadecki and Astra Sharma have moved just one victory away from a coveted place in the French Open main draw.
As he celebrated his 37th birthday, Novak Djokovic returned to winning ways after an indifferent spell to beat Germany's Yannick Hanfmann in Geneva.
The biggest Australian men's contingent at the French Open this century can end their first-week hoodoo at Roland Garros, believes rising star Rinky Hijikata.