Australian Open: Ashleigh Barty after a smooth victory in the semifinals
Ashleigh Barty (WTA No. 1) remains undamaged at the Australian Open 2022: she clearly won 6: 2, 6: 0 against Jessica Pegula.
by Florian Goosmann
last edit: Jan 25, 2022, 10:46 am
So Barty only gave up two games, again causing some mischief with her slice. Overall, she has been rushing through the Australian Open 2022 so far, only giving up 16 games in five matches.
"That was solid today," Barty said after her spotless performance when Jim Courier asked what went wrong.
Barty now against Madison Keys
Next up is Madison Keys, who has slipped down the WTA rankings after a weak period, also due to injury. But he is in top form in Australia and, after winning the title in Adelaide two weeks ago, is now also scoring in Melbourne.
"It's so nice that Maddie is back and playing such good tennis," said Barty, looking forward to her semi-final opponent, who surprisingly won against Barbora Krejcikova on European night . "She's one of the greatest players in the locker room," said Barty.
The women's semi-finals both take place on Thursday.
Tomorrow's schedule includes the final quarterfinals between Danielle Collins and Alizé Cornet and Iga Swiatek and Kaia Kanepi.
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