SportsWTA roundup: Ashleigh Barty needs 3 sets to advance in Madrid Reuters 3 minute read Tennis - WTA Masters 1000 - Madrid Open - Caja Magica, Madrid, Spain - May 5, 2021 Australia's Ashleigh Barty in action during her quarter final match against Czech Republic's Petra Kvitova REUTERS/Sergio Perez Top-seeded Ashleigh Barty of Australia outlasted Petra Kvitova 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 on Tuesday in the quarterfinals of the Mutua Madrid Open. Barty needed one hour, 48 minutes to defeat the Czech to improve to 11-1 in three-set matches she's played in 2021. "It's just always staying in the fight," Barty said. "Always staying in the hunt and never letting it slide away. That certainly doesn't guarantee results, doesn't guarantee success. It guarantees you give yourself the best chance to do what you do and to figure it out and to find your way."