Like compatriots Mirra Andreeva and Alina Korneeva, the former No. 1 made her Grand Slam debut at 16—and fondly remembers the fearlessness that accompanies that age.

After beating 17-year-old Czech Sara Bejlek in the first round in Melbourne, the 21-year-old waxed poetic on the passing of time.

It's the first time that two 16-year-olds won their first-round matches at a Grand Slam since 2007, the year that Korneeva and Fruhvirtova were born.