Wozniaki defeated the 16-year-old 6-1 6-4 to reach the third round at the Rod Laver arena and will play Lesia Tsurenko on Saturday.
“I knew that I had to put the pressure on her from the beginning,” Wozniacki said.
“I knew I have to make her move, I have to put the pressure on her, I didn't have to go for wild shots. I knew that she would feel the pressure sooner or later.”
Wozniaki did not get off to a great start this year after losing early in Brisbane and Sydney, but she has returned to form in time for the first grand slam of the year.
Wozniaki only manged 13 winners during the match, but she forced Vekic into 14 errors and won 70% of her first serves.
The world number 10 broke Vekic on five occasions and grabbed 62% of the 16-year-old's second serve points.
Vekic, who committed 32 unforced errors in the contest, played more consistently in the second set and managed to blast seven forehand winners, but she couldn’t manage to grab enough key points.
Wozniacki held at love to win the match when the teenager committed four straight unforced errors.
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