: Tennis: Ashleigh Barty starts strong, Sofia Kenin knocked out on Stuttgart clay #IndiaNEWS World No 1 Ashleigh Barty wasted no time on Wednesday booking her place in the quarter-finals of the WTA clay-court

Tennis: Ashleigh Barty starts strong, Sofia Kenin knocked out on Stuttgart clay #IndiaNEWS
World No 1 Ashleigh Barty wasted no time on Wednesday booking her place in the quarter-finals of the WTA clay-court tournament in Stuttgart.The top seed needed just 24 minutes to wrap up the first set against Germany’s Laura Siegemund before claiming a 6-0, 7-5 second-round win.“It was good to play on a new surface, the court was quite quick compared to what I am used to,??? said Barty, who hit six aces in an impressive opening display.After Charleston, this is Barty’s second clay-court tournament to prepare for next month’s French Open, where she won the 2019 title.Barty revealed that she was innoculated against the Covid-19 virus while in South Carolina. “It was nice to know that we have got that small layer of protection.???The 24-year-old Australian sat out Roland Garros last year because of the Covid-19 pandemic and Poland’s Iga Swiatek succeeded her as champion.In Friday’s quarter-finals, Barty plays either Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko, also a former Roland Garros winner, or former world No 1 Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic.“They are both good strikers (of the ball), so I will watch their match and see how best to play them,??? added Barty.Earlier, Pliskova had to dig deep after losing the second set to German Tamara Korpatsch before sealing...Read more

Stock Market NEWS Best intraday tips Intraday Stocks below 100