Tag: Ashleigh Barty
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Australian Open: Rafael Nadal, Ashleigh Barty through to next round; Sofia Kenin bows out
20-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal beat Malaysian qualifier Michael Mmoh in straight sets 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 to ease into the third round.
February 12, 2021 -
Difficult to train with the same intensity during lockdown: Ashleigh Barty
Ashleigh Barty would have been in the thick of her preparations to defend her French Open crown at this time of the year but it has been cancelled.
April 25, 2020 -
Ashleigh Barty, Novak Djokovic remain on top in tennis rankings
In the latest WTA rankings released on Monday, Barty has a best of 8,717 points and is followed by Romania's Simona Halep on 6,076 points.
March 3, 2020 -
Ashleigh Barty sets up Qatar semifinal clash with Petra Kvitova
Barty saw off Spain's Garbine Muguruza 6-1, 6-7 (4/7), 6-2 in her quarter-final in windy and chilly conditions in Doha.
February 28, 2020 -
Australian Open 2020: World number 1 Ashleigh Barty ousted in semis by Sofia Kenin
Ashleigh Barty, who was looking to become the first Australian woman in 40 years to reach the final, lost 6-7(8), 5-7 to Sofia Kenin in the semifinal.
January 30, 2020 -
Australian Open 2020: Ashleigh Barty defeats Petra Kvitova in straight sets to reach semis
The victory is also being seen as successful revenge for the 23-year-old Australian.
January 28, 2020 -
Australian Open 2020: Wolrd No 1 Ashleigh Barty overcomes three-setter for QF berth
In terms of the numbers, the Australian Open fourth-round match was fought on equal footing with Barty winning 72 points in comparison to Riske's 70.
January 26, 2020 -
Ashleigh Barty fights to title victory at Adelaide International
The last Australian woman to win a home title was Jarmila Wolfe in 2011 at Hobart. Barty called her victory "a great start to the year".
January 18, 2020 -
Ashleigh Barty to give Brisbane winnings to Australia bushfire victims
Barty decided to do more and will give her Brisbane winnings -- potentially USD 250,000 -- to the Red Cross.
January 5, 2020 -
Ashleigh Barty gets tough draw in her home Brisbane tournament
Defending Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka, who is on the other side of the draw, has a first-round match against Maria Sakkari.
January 4, 2020 -
Venus Williams pulls out of Brisbane International
The American veteran said she still hoped to play at the Adelaide International later this month ahead of the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year.
January 1, 2020 -
Ashleigh Barty named WTA Player of the Year
Barty became the first Australian to be named WTA world number 1 since Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1976.
December 12, 2019 -
Naomi Osaka pulled out of WTA Finals Shenzhen due to injury
World No 3 Osaka finishes the season by winning 11 consecutive matches as she has remained undefeated since the US Open.
October 29, 2019 -
Osaka powers past Barty to win China Open women’s title
Osaka came into the final on a nine-match winning streak stretching back to Toray Pan Pacific Open last month, winning four of her five matches here in Beijing in straight sets.
October 7, 2019 -
Murray out, Barty and Osaka enter China Open semis
In the men's draw, Andy Murray's injury-recovery journey ended with a 6-2, 7-6 (3) loss to the tournament's No 1 seed Dominic Thiem.
October 5, 2019 -
US Open 2019: Williams, Svitolina storm into quarter-finals
On Sunday, Williams entered the US Open quarters for the 16th time in her career with a straight-set win over Petra Martic of Croatia at an electric Arthur Ashe Stadium.
September 2, 2019 -
US Open 2019: Serena Williams reaches pre-quarterfinals
Williams beat Muchova 6-3, 6-2 after as she converted five out of nine break points against Karoliona Muchova.
August 31, 2019