Ashleigh Barty, world number one, widely dominated the American Jessica Pegula (21st) in the quarterfinals 6-2 and 6-0, this Tuesday, and will face another American, Madison Keys, in the Australian Open tennis semifinals. .
The 25-year-old Australian star had reached the semifinals of his country’s Grand Slam in 2020 and had lost in the quarterfinals in 2021. Winner of two Grand Slam titles (Roland Garros 2019 and Wimbledon 2021), Barty is pursuing his first crown at the big one in Melbourne.
"I’m glad I was aggressive with my forehand, although I made some mistakes", stressed Barty, who is having an impressive tournament, with barely an hour on the court in each round.
Since the 2020 semi-final, Barty feels "more complete, with more experience to manage the situations that arise".
Barty advances in the field at great speed: after having eliminated Lesia Tsurenko (6-0, 6-1 in 54 minutes), Lucia Bronzetti (6-1, 6-1 in 52 minutes, Camila Giorgi (6-2 , 6-3 in 61 minutes) and Amanda Anisimova in one hour and fourteen minutes.
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