Sport tip Barty shot Rodgers and is in the quarterfinals for the third year in a row
World leader Ashley Barty has qualified for the third consecutive year in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. The representative of the hosts defeated Shelby Rodgers (USA) with 6:3, 6:4 in 71 minutes. Barty took the first set with a single break in the fourth game, and in the second half she took the lead with 5:1, but allowed a slight drop in concentration, which allowed her opponent to reach 4:5, but at her second opportunitythe Australian closed the match with her own serve. `I`m excited to reach the quarterfinals again. My desire in preparation was to go as far as possible in the tournament. I like to play at home and I`m happy to move forward. She`s a tennis player who can dominate the playoffs and therefore notI had to let her. I think it worked. At the same time, I used my service well to earn quick points, `commented Barty.
In search of a place in the semifinals for the second consecutive season, she will meet Karolina Muhova from the Czech Republic. Number one Muhova continues the best performance of her career at Melbourne Park, after beating 18th-placed Elise Mertens (Belgium) 7-6 (5), 7-5 after almosttwo hours of play. The Czech made up for a 2:5 game predictions by football livescore deficit, and in the subsequent tiebreak she made a key series of four consecutive playoffs to lead with 6:3 points and this proved to be decisive for the outcome of the set.
The second part was also quite contested and equal, but in the end Muhova took 12 of the last 13 playoffs, breaking for 6:5 game, which brought her victory.
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