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There are six major winners with 32 titles left in the women's draw, but Ash Barty is the only champion in her half of the draw.

Barty said: “It doesn’t change for me. Obviously tonight was something I have never experienced before. It was new. I almost had to cut myself some slack and give myself the time to get used to it and adjust to it.” The top seed even felt there were some advantages to playing in an empty stadium, saying: “You can narrow your focus in to listen to the sound of the ball. I find it a way where I can listen to the spin the opponent is hitting on the ball, the pace it’s coming.” Barty ha...

Meanwhile, world number one Barty cast friendship aside with a straight-sets victory over compatriot Daria Gavrilova, but appeared to lose focus serving for the match before closing out for a 6-1, 7-6 (9/7) win against her Fed Cup teammate. Barty’s left thigh was heavily strapped but she seemed to move with ease in the second-round encounter against 387th-ranked Gavrilova. “This isn’t very subtle,” Barty said referring to the bandage. “I’m as fit as a fiddle. “When you play anothe...

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SOFIA Kenin of the US in action during her Australian Open second-round match against Estonia’s Kaia Kanepi at the Melbourne Park on Thursday.—Reuters MELBOURNE: Sofia Kenin knew this would be a tough test at the Australian Open, a potentially early end to her first attempt to defend a Grand Slam title. Upon realising she probably would be playing big-hitting veteran Kaia Kanepi in the second round, Kenin acknowledged, she maybe kind of broke down a little bit. Kenin was right to be worried...

Share ‘Obviously, I said yes. I mean, with the way I’m playing, no. I felt really nervous. I haven’t felt my game for I don’t know how long.’  Gauff, soon to turn 17, was calmer after her 6-4, 6-3 defeat by No 5 seed Elina Svitolina, but continues to struggle to live up to the inevitable hype that accompanied her arrival on the Grand Slam stage. Last year in Melbourne she defeated Naomi Osaka, but this latest loss means her record in the majors is slipping, with her serve prone to be...

Last 16 preview: Serena/Sabalenka, Osaka/Muguruza set to clash in Melbourne Of the fourth-round matches set for Sunday in Melbourne, each boasts intrigue, with first-time clashes between Serena Williams and Aryna Sabalenka, and Naomi Osaka and Garbiñe Muguruza headlining the action. By Alex Macpherson Photo by Getty Images Half of the Australian Open final 16 is set, with three tantalizing encounters between se...

MELBOURNE, Australia —Sofia Kenin knew this would be a tough test at the Australian Open, a potentially early end to her first attempt to defend a Grand Slam title. Upon realizing she probably would be playing big-hitting veteran Kaia Kanepi in the second round, Kenin acknowledged, she “maybe kind of broke down a little bit.” Kenin was right to be worried. And, with Kanepi at

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Japan's Naomi Osaka, who is the third seed here and was the champion in 2019, has been in great touch and has only dropped 13 games in her opening three matches.