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Osaka, Barty struggle but reach Melbourne quarters as Halep cruises
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MELBOURNE: Serena Williams continued her impressive Australian Open preparations with a straight-sets thrashing of Tsvetana Pironkova Wednesday, as world number three Naomi Osaka and top-ranked Ashleigh Barty struggled.
Williams, 39, has been in belligerent form at the Yarra Valley Classic and overpowered the Bulgarian with a 6-1, 6-4 victory in 74 minutes.
“So far, so good. It’s special to play here with what’s going on in the world,” said Williams, who only lost four games against Daria Gavrilova in her opener on Monday.
Williams, aiming for a record-equaling 24th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, broke Pironkova first up and kept her foot on the gas with 25 winners and six aces.
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Ash Barty survives a scare to reach quarter-final at Yarra Valley Classic, as scheduling forces superstars into one day
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Ash Barty was cruising after winning the first set 6-0, but Marie Bouzkouva bounced back to win the second.
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Barty beat Czech world number 52 Marie Bouzkouva 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 to reach the Yarra Valley Classic quarter-finals
Coming into this tournament, Barty had not played competitive tennis for about a year
The top-six-ranked women, plus Serena Williams, were all playing on the same day in Melbourne
Australia s world number one advanced to the quarter-finals in her first tournament back, with a 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 victory over Czech Marie Bouzkova.
Serena Sizzles As Osaka, Barty Struggle In Melbourne By Tristan LAVALETTE
02/03/21 AT 6:23 AM
Serena Williams continued her impressive Australian Open preparations with a straight-sets thrashing of Tsvetana Pironkova Wednesday, as world number three Naomi Osaka and top-ranked Ashleigh Barty struggled.
Williams, 39, has been on belligerent form at the Yarra Valley Classic and overpowered the Bulgarian with a 6-1, 6-4 victory in 74 minutes. So far, so good. It s special to play here with what s going on in the world, said Williams, who only lost four games against Daria Gavrilova in her opener on Monday.
Williams, aiming for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, broke Pironkova first up and kept her foot on the gas with 25 winners and six aces.
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