Tennis-Barty bounces out Hercog to reach third round in Melbourne
- Country:
- Australia
World number one Ash Barty eased into the third round of the Australian Open with a 6-1 6-4 win over Polona Hercog on a blustery Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday. The Australian had given her compatriots a scare by losing her first set of the tournament on Monday but there were no such nerves on the main showcourt on day three of the championships as Barty raced through the first set in 24 minutes.
Hercog caused the French Open champion a few problems on her serve with her rangy returns but Barty saved all six break points she faced and sealed the win when the Slovenian was unable to keep a backhand return in the court. The top seed will play Belgian qualifier Greet Minnen or Kazakh Elena Rybakina in the third round as she looks to stay on course to become the first homegrown champion at the Australian Open since 1978.
(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
- READ MORE ON:
- Ash Barty
- Rod Laver Arena
- Australian
- Greet Minnen
- Elena Rybakina
- Kazakh
- Belgian
- Slovenian
ALSO READ
Australian Rules-Player banned for three matches for homophobic slur
Corrected Headline: No evidence of half a million more Australians on welfare as reported
Australian prosecutors drop billionaire Forrest's case against Meta
Most Australian sowing areas to get above-median rainfall in June-Aug, weather bureau says
Australian Governor-General Hurley to visit NZ to continue long-standing bond