Ashleigh Barty could end this Saturday with a 43-year drought that has dragged Australian tennis since Chris O’Neil won the title in 1978. The current world number 1 confirmed her status as a big favorite by beating American Madison Keys 6-1 and 6-3. another American, Danielle Rose Collins, will be his rival in the final, after beating the Polish woman in the other semi-final Ek Swiatek with 6-4 and 6-1.
Finalİlk finalist Ash Barty!
🎾 By defeating Madison Keys 2-0 by 6-1 and 6-3 sets, Barty became the first finalist in the Australian Open women’s singles.
#AusOpen pic.twitter.com/iAeskq10UP– Eurosport TR (@Eurosport_TR) 27 January 2022
Barty reaches the final without losing a set and loses only 21 games in six games. Keys, who has dominated opponents in previous rounds, such as his compatriot Sofia Kenin, champion in Australia in 2020 (7-6, 7-5), Paula Badosa (6-3, 6-1) die Barbora Krejcikova (6-3, 6-2), he was unable to fight against him.
“It’s unbelievable, it looks like he’s in control, he’s doing everything right,” the American said of Barty, who has not lost a game in 10 and has only lasted an hour on the pitch against the Australian. has.
Barty will face the final Collins (30 world), semi-finalist also in 2019, reaching a Grand Slam final for the first time at the age of 28, without having yet won any title in the professional circle where he joined after pursuing his communication career completed and to be a United States collegiate champion in 2014 and 2016. To Barty This will be the third Grand Slam final after beating Roland Garros in 2019 and Wimbledon in 2021.
The last Australian champion Chris O’Neill she was the first player to win the tournament without being among the selected; as he was 110th on the WTA rankings at the time. and defeat the American in the final Betsy Nagelsen in three sets.
Granollers fall in doubles
In the men’s doubles tournament Marcel Granollers and Argentina Horace Zeballos (3) missed the final by being eliminated by the Australians Nick Kyrgios Y Thanasi Kokkinakis by 7-6 (4) and 6-4. The match was played almost as if it were a Davis Cup final, with the public turning in favor of their players, especially the always controversial Del Kyrgios, what has become the attraction of the party Granollers took the tournament point with a spectacular return from behind.
What Granollers did makes no sense. Wonderful. pic.twitter.com/vCtyvT63JH
– Set Tennis (@settenisok) 27 January 2022
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“I have played a lot of singles with incredible environments, but nothing beats it,” the tennis player said after the victory. conclusion of a shock extended to the hour and 47 minutes. The Australian couple play the final against their compatriots on Saturday Max Purcell Y Matthew Ebden which surpassed the American Rajeev Ram and the British Joe Salisbury (2) by 6-3 and 7-6 (9).
The last time the final featured four local tennis players was in the 1980 edition, when Mark Edmonson Y Kim Warwick beat their countrymen Peter McNamara Y Paul McNamee.
Reference-www.elperiodico.com