Yugoslav Jelena Dokic overcame a sluggish start to beat Indonesian Angelique Widjaja in straight sets in the second round of the Toray Pan Pacific Open on Thursday.

In her first match of the year after skipping the Australian Open, the No. 2 seed had to shake off a few cobwebs before sealing a 7-6 (7-4), 6-4 win at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.

"I hadn't played for three or four months and I'd never even watched her play before, which is why I found it difficult at first," Dokic said.