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Ash Barty exits Australian Open after stunning Karolina Muchova comeback – The Guardian
The world No 1 and top seed was upset 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 after the Czech 25th seed recovered from a lengthy medical timeout at the beginning of the second set
A set and 2-1 down, Karolina Muchova sits in her chair. Movement and muffling from behind a black Adidas face mask shows she is speaking to the two medicos hovering in front.
The one with the walkie talkie strapped to his trousers clasps her wrist between thumb and two fingers, feeling for a pulse that is clearly present but has also been very much absent on Rod Laver Arena. The Czech 24-year-old has met her Australian Open match in Ash Barty, outrun and outwitted for the 24 minutes it took the…
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