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The perfectionist in Ash Barty yearns for more - and that could spell huge trouble for Daria Gavrilovas Australian Open hopes. Barty and Gavrilova - or Ash and Dash - go head to head in a blockbuster all-Australian second-round showdown at Melbourne Park on Thursday. Therell be no room for sentiment, with friendships placed on hold as the pair fight for a place in the last 32 of their home grand slam. Not even a ruthless 6-0 6-0 first-round victory over Danka Kovinic was enough to satisfy Barty...

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10/02/2021 15:00 Romanian tennis player Simona Halep, number two player worldwide, dramatically qualified for the third round of the Australian Open tournament, the first Grand Slam of the year, after defeating Australian Ajla Tomljanovic, by 4-6, 6-4, 7-5, on Wednesday, in Melbourne, according to AGERPRES. Halep (29 years old), the second favorite of the tour, had a formidable comeback in the decisive match, from 2-5, winning after 2 hours and 34 minutes. Halep now has 5-0 in the direct...

Ash Barty may be the nicest superstar in sport - but her world No.1 status still left a fellow Aussie "scar...

The 39-year-old made a nervous start to her 100th match at the tournament, dropping serve in the opening game, but won the next 10 to ease through to a second-round clash with Nina Stojanovic. Williams had pulled out of last week’s warm-up event with a shoulder problem, and said: “I was happy just to get through it. I wasn’t sure how my serve would be after a little bit of that shoulder, but it’s feeling good, I’m feeling good.” She rushed off court to watch another evergreen athlet...

<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.metro.us/osaka-gives-thumbs-up/"></div>MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Naomi Osaka gave the Australian Open’s electronic line judges her seal of approval after advancing to the second round with a machine-like 6-1 6-2 demolition of Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova on Monday. Triple Grand Slam champion Osaka said it had taken time to get used to the system but would be happy for it […]<!-- AddThis Ad...

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The Japanese star defeated Pavlyuchenkova in straight sets in just 68 minutes on Rod Laver Arena

Naomi Osaka, the 2019 champion, opens the tournament with a one-sided win over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

MELBOURNE--Naomi Osaka gave the Australian Open’s electronic line judges her seal of approval afte