Australian Open semifinalist Brady thinks quarantine helped
February 17, 2021 GMT
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Jennifer Brady was one of 72 Australian Open entrants forced into a two-week hard quarantine no leaving the hotel room at all, for any reason because they potentially were exposed to COVID-19 on chartered flights bringing them to the country in January.
And Brady is the only one who made it all the way to the singles semifinals at Melbourne Park.
The 25-year-old American thinks the unusual experience might even have helped her perform as well as she did along the way to a matchup in the final four on Thursday night against Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic.
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The Latest: No. 1 Barty into Australian Open quarterfinals
February 15, 2021 GMT
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Top-ranked Ash Barty moved into the Australian Open quarterfinals for the third straight year by beating Shelby Rogers 6-3, 6-4.
Barty lost in the semifinals last year to eventual champion Sofia Kenin and didn’t play another major tournament in 2020 after deciding to stay in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic.
She had two match points in the eighth game of the second set but made four consecutive errors. Rogers capitalized to break and then hold and force Barty to again serve for the match.
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Barty made no mistakes the second time when she held at love to close it out. Barty is aiming to be the first Australian woman since 1978 to win the Australian title. She will next play No. 25 Karolina Muchova.
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