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Lightning round: Barty delivers double bagel in warning to title rivals – The Age
The world No. 1 was almost perfect on Tuesday night as she barely broke a sweat on her way through to the second round.
The Australian utilised her best weapon – the backhand slice – to work her way into rallies and punished Kovinic with forehand and backhand winners whenever the Montenegrin dropped the ball short.
Barty is easily her hardest marker but even she admits it was her best start to a grand slam.
Ash Barty finished off Danka Kovinic in just 44 minutes on Tuesday night.Credit:Eddie Jim
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