‘Unstoppable!’ Ashleigh Barty marches into the second week of Australian Open 2022 with a straight sets win in round three

‘Unstoppable!’ Ashleigh Barty marches into the second week of Australian Open 2022 with a straight sets win in round three

Ashleigh Barty

Ashleigh Barty, top seed at Australian Open 2022 has stormed into the fourth round, after a straight sets victory over Camila Giorgi in round three on Friday. Barty, top seed in Melbourne is just four steps away from claiming her maiden Australian Open title.

Ashleigh Barty defeated Camila Giorgi in straight sets by a score-line of 6-2, 6-3 in just about an hour to march into the fourth round. The Australian was terrific throughout the encounter, as she was not broken even once on her serve.

Ashleigh Barty has claimed three successive straight set wins at Australian Open 2022. The Australian has extended her winning record in 2022 to seven games, as she also claimed the Adelaide International title a few weeks ago.

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Ashleigh Barty prevails in straight sets in round three

Ashleigh Barty
Ashleigh Barty

Ashleigh Barty served 4 aces throughout the encounter, whereas, Giorgi managed to serve 0 aces. Barty won 93% of her points on first serve, which has been one of the defining stats of the match. On the other hand, the Italian won 65% of her points on first serve, whereas, she was much better on her second serve.

In all, Barty won 54 points as compared to Camila Giorgi’s tally of 37 points. It was a disappointing performance from Giorgi’s point of view, as she hardly even had a say during the match.

“I thought tonight was really clean. I thought I looked after my service games really well. I did well to get out of a real tricky one, being down 0-40. I was just able to keep my momentum going, make returns when it mattered most in important moments. Pretty good performance, I think,” Barty said.

“I felt like I was out of my weight class, that’s for sure. The way she hits the ball and can control the center of the court is incredible. It was my job tonight to get her off the baseline, whether it was short or it was deep or out of her strike zone. I tried to do that as often as I could,” Barty said of her opponent.

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