US Open 2021: Ashleigh Barty, Petra Kvitova & Iga Swiatek through to third round

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US Open 2021: Ashleigh Barty, Petra Kvitova & Iga Swiatek through to third round

By Naveel Krishant

03/09/2021

Ashleigh Barty, after defeating Iga Swiatek at the 2021 Mutua Madrid Open.

World number one Ashleigh Barty is through to the third round of the US Open following victory over Danish teenager Clara Tauson.

The Australian needed three match points before winning 6-1 7-5 on Arthur Ashe Stadium to pick up her 50th Grand Slam match victory.

The top seed raced through the first set but was unable to convert a match point at 5-3 in the second.

Barty will face American Shelby Rogers or Romanian Sorana Cirstea in the third round.

[Source: BBC]

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