Dropping just three games in her opening two matches, world No.1 Ash Barty has powered into the third round of Australian Open 2022.
Melbourne, Australia, 19 January 2022 | Vivienne Christie
For a player who loves to compete at Rod Laver Arena, Ash Barty certainly doesn’t linger.
After launching her AO 2022 campaign with 54-minute win over Lesia Tsurenko on the famed blue court two days ago, the world No.1 took less than an hour today to overwhelm second-round opponent Lucia Bronzetti.
With a 6-1 6-1 victory over the Italian qualifier, Barty set a third-round meeting with No.30 seed Camila Giorgi.
If Barty’s 2022 form so far is an indication, Giorgi would be justifiably nervous.
After lifting a 14th singles trophy in Adelaide two weeks ago, Barty has amassed a six-match winning streak to start her season.
52 minutes is all @ashbarty needs to move into the third round, notching a 6-1 6-1 victory over Lucia Bronzetti.
The world No.1 meets Camila Giorgi next ➡#AusOpen · #AO2022
🎥: @wwos · @espn · @Eurosport · @wowowtennis pic.twitter.com/2ffKyaYVD9— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 19, 2022
Within that notable statistic is an even more impressive number – Barty has amassed 48 consecutive service holds since recovering from a first-set deficit in her first match at Adelaide.
The serve was a factor again as Barty fired eight aces over her No.142nd-ranked opponent, with not a single break point faced for the match. There were also 21 winners for the top seed, compared to six from Bronzetti.
As she underlines her dominance, Barty has also matched a record set by notable AO women’s champions.
The three games the Queenslander has conceded to reach the third round are the lowest number dropped by a No.1 seed at the tournament since Steffi Graf in 1989 and Martina Hingis in 2001.
TODAY’S RESULTS
Women’s singles, second round
[1] Ash Barty (AUS) d [Q] Lucia Bronzetti (ITA) 6-1 6-1
Men’s singles, second round
[WC] Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) v [Q] Radu Albot (MDA)
John Millman (AUS) v [3] Alexander Zverev (GER)
COMING UP
Men’s singles, second round
[32] Alex de Minaur (AUS) v Kamil Majchrzak (POL)
Nick Kyrgios (AUS) v [2] Daniil Medvedev (RUS)
John Millman (AUS) v [3] Alexander Zverev (GER)
[WC] Chris O’Connell (AUS) v [13] Diego Schwartzman (ARG)
Women’s singles, second round
[WC] Sam Stosur (AUS) v [10] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS)
[WC] Maddison Inglis (AUS) v [Q] Hailey Baptiste (USA)
Women’s singles, third round
[1] Ash Barty (AUS) v [30] Camila Giorgi (ITA)
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