28 Jan 2020 12:44PMMELBOURNE: Ashleigh Barty will play 14th-seeded American Sofia Kenin in the Australian Open semi-finals after the world number one defeated Petra Kvitova in straight sets on Tuesday .
"It's been absolutely incredible. I knew that I had to bring my best today against Petra, and that first set was crucial," said Barty. In a tense encounter they went to the tie-break, but it was Kvitova who blinked, shanking a forehand long to give Barty the set in 69 high-quality minutes.
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