Australia’s Ashleigh Barty hits a return against Madison Keys of the US during their women’s singles semi-final match on day eleven of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 27, 2022. A ruthless Ashleigh Barty swept into her first Australian Open final on Thursday with a clinical, straight-sets demolition of Madison Keys to set-up a title match with the hard-hitting Danielle Collins.
But the tenacious Collins stands in her way on Saturday with the 28-year-old enjoying a second coming after surgery last year for endometriosis left her pain free. “To play against the number one player in the world in her home country, it’s going to be spectacular,” said Collins of the final.Barty, though, has been rampant so far, dropping serve just once through six matches and is yet to drop a set as she powered through the top half of the women’s draw.She is also looking to add to her 2019 French Open and 2021 Wimbledon titles and is on a 10-match win streak to start the year.
Barty paid tribute to Keys, a former top-10 player who is on the rise again after some difficult years.READ ALSO:The top seed, who played cricket with her team on Wednesday to relax, was once more in full command of her game with an attacking forehand and lethal backhand slice. Keys finally won her first points on the Barty serve in the next game, but it was a blip as the Australian stormed 5-1 in front before a double fault handed her two set points and she slammed a forehand return to convert.
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