Ash Barty forced to dig deep in ‘extraordinary’ battle at WTA Stuttgart – Wide World of Sports

Ash Barty scored a come from behind win to reach the semi-finals of the WTA Stuttgart clay-court tournament with a 2-6, 6-1, 7-5 win over Karolina Pliskova.
“It was an incredible match, with two very different opening sets, and the third was extraordinary,” said Barty after her 18th win this year.
“I felt like I created a lot of opportunities and Karolina was able to come up with some quality stuff on some massive points.
“It was a really good battle.”
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