(Melbourne) World No.1 Ashleigh Barty had a little more trouble in the round of 16 against American Amanda Anisimova (60and) than in previous rounds, but still won 6-4, 6-3 on Sunday at the Australian Open.
Posted at 7:30 a.m.
“She has an exceptional game that puts you under pressure from the start and I am happy to have held on tonight, to have managed to bring the exchanges back into my game pattern more often and in particular on the most important points” , analyzed Barty.
The 25-year-old Australian will try to advance to the semi-finals on Tuesday against another American, Jessica Pegula (21and), who beat the Greek Maria Sakkari on Sunday (8and) 7-6 (7/0), 6-3.
After knocking out Lesia Tsurenko 6-0, 6-1 in 54 minutes, Lucia Bronzetti 6-1, 6-1 in 52 minutes and Camila Giorgi 6-2, 6-3 in 61 minutes, Barty took 1 hour and 14 minutes to dismiss Anisimova.
The last time Barty faced Anisimova was in their 2019 French Open semi-final when the Aussie trailed 7-6, 3-0 before winning the encounter… and her maiden Grand Slam title two days later. late.
Winner of two Grand Slam titles (Roland-Garros 2019 and Wimbledon 2021), the world No.1 is chasing her first major title in Australia. She had reached the semi-finals there in 2020 and lost in the quarters in 2021.