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Ash Barty charges into Australian Open quarter-finals, beating Shelby Rogers in straight sets
World number one Ash Barty has made the Australian Open quarter-finals for the third consecutive year following a straight-sets victory over Shelby Rogers.
Key points:
- Barty dropped serve just once in her defeat of the unseeded Rogers
- The Australian will play Karolina Muchova in the quarter-finals
- Barty’s best finish at the Australian Open was a semi-final appearance last year
Barty was at her clinical best for much of her 6-3, 6-4 triumph over the unseeded American on Rod Laver Arena on Monday evening, taking an hour and 11 minutes to book a spot in the last eight.
She only lost one service game against Rogers, surprisingly when she served for the match at 5-2 in the second set.
Barty will next play the 25th-seeded Karolina Muchova, who…
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