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Ash Barty blows hot and cold to beat Daria Gavrilova at Australian Open – The Guardian
‘Little bit rusty’ world No 1 beats fellow Australian 6-1, 7-6 (9-7) and insists she is ‘fit as a fiddle’ despite sporting heavy thigh strapping
Two days ago, in the opening match of her Australian Open campaign, Ash Barty did not drop a point until the 17th time of asking. In the second round she lost the first, and the second and third.
Daria Gavrilova has a habit of sending stars into a wobble. Angelique Kerber (while she was No 1), Maria Sharapova, Petra Kvitova and Ana Ivanovic have all fallen to this Russian-born textbook definition of a pocket rocket.
To Bartys quiet industry, her fellow Australian is bouncy and quick. She talks to…
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