MELBOURNE, Australia - Top-ranked Ash Barty built a big lead in the Australian Open quarterfinals before her opponent took a medical timeout and left the court. Muchova’s opponent will be 22nd-seeded Jennifer Brady, who beat fellow American and good friend Jessica Pegula 4-6, 6-2, 6-1. Brady reached her second Grand Slam semifinal, following a run that far at the U.S. Open in September. “Hopefully I have a new habit of making finals.”She struggled at times and gave her racket an angry toss midway through the second set. Muchova played poorly at the start of her second major quarterfinal, and Barty raced to a 5-0 lead while losing only six points.

Source: thestar February 17, 2021 02:38 UTC