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Tennis – Australian Open – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia – January 19, 2022 Australia’s Ashleigh Barty in action during her second round match against Italy’s Lucia Bronzetti REUTERS/James Gourley
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Tennis – Australian Open – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia – January 19, 2022 Australia’s Ashleigh Barty in action during her second round match against Italy’s Lucia Bronzetti REUTERS/James Gourley
Australian tennis player Ashleigh Barty was one of the favorites to win the Australian Open 2022. The manner in which she had gone about things in recent times has been exceptional, as she has lived up to her billing.
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After having cruised through the first three rounds, the 25-year-old saw a streak snap in round four against Amanda Anisimova.
Barty’s service was broken for the first time after 63 consecutive service holds. This happened in the second game of the second set. Subsequently, the Aussie broke back in the next game and went a break up in the seventh game en route to a straight-set (6-4, 6-3) win.
Ashleigh Barty’s consecutive hold streak ends at 63 games as Anisimova breaks for a 2-0 lead in the second set.
— WTA Insider (@WTA_insider) January 23, 2022
Barty responds by breaking back to 2-1*. #AusOpen
In the previous round, Barty beat Italian player Camila Giorgi in straight sets. Prior to that, the Australian star handed her opponent (Lucia Bronzetti) just one game in each set. In the opening round, Lesia Tsurenko claimed just one game to avoid a double bagel after being 6-0, 5-0 down.
What lies ahead for Ashleigh Barty?
Ashleigh Barty will face American player Jessica Pegula in the quarterfinal. It will be a good match for the spectators. However, in the manner in which Ashleigh Barty is going about things, she will surely be the favorite to win the match and advance to the last four.
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Tennis – Australian Open – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia – January 19, 2022 Australia’s Ashleigh Barty celebrates winning her second round match against Italy’s Lucia Bronzetti REUTERS/James Gourley
If all goes well, Barty will face the winner of the other quarter-final match between Barbora Krejcikova and Madison Keys. As the tournament has reached the business end, things will be only getting interesting moving forward.
The Australian World No. 1 has never won a Grand Slam title in her nation. Hence, it will be interesting to see if she can lift a Major on her home soil. We wish her all the best.
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