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Patna : Top seed and World No 1 Ashleigh Barty, 23, Australia, will clash with two-time former Wimbledon Champion & World No 8 Petra Kvitová, 29, Czech Republic, in the quarter-finals of Australian Open (AO) 2020 at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, on January 28, 2020.

Reigning French Open Champion Ashleight Barty, who had reached QFs of Australian Open in 2019 too, beat World No 19 Alison Riske, 29, USA, in a tough three-set contest 6-3, 1-6, 6-4 fourth round at Rod Laver Arena on January 26, 2020. Both the players won 4 break points each in the match. Both of them also won 3 games each in a row. Barty won 44 service points to 43 by the 18th seed American. The Australian fired 4 Aces in the match to 2 by Riske, who had reached Wimbledon QFs in 2019.

Earlier, 7th seed Petra Kvitová beat World No 23 Maria Sakkari, Greece, 6-7, 6-3, 6-2 in 4th round at Rod Laver Arena on January 26.

 

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