San Jose, CA, USA, 31 July 2018 | AAP/tennis.com.au

Ajla Tomljanovic has defeated Georgina Garcia Perez in just 71 minutes in the first round of the WTA’s Silicon Valley Classic.

The Australian world No.64 was too strong for her Spanish opponent, recording a 6-4 6-1 victory at the inaugural edition of the San Jose event.

It’s @Ajlatom moving through to R2 with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over @HuracanGeorgi!

Ajla will meet @Madison_Keys next. #MubadalaSVC pic.twitter.com/7DpL6Bao9y

— Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic (@MubadalaSVC) July 30, 2018

The tournament has taken the place of the long-running Stanford event on the WTA calendar, which was also played on hard courts just half an hour away.

Tomljanovic will meet American second seed Madison Keys in the second round.

The last time the two friends met was in the first round of Wimbledon earlier this month; Keys won 6-4 6-2.