Quarter final results
- Ashleigh Barty (1) v Garbiñe Muguruza (11)
Barty was taken to deuce when serving in the first game of the match, but that was her only test of the first set, where she broke the opening Muguruza serve. The Australian’s backhand slice was immediately causing trouble, and her serve was solid following the break, dropping only two points in her next two trips to the line.
At 1-4, Muguruza was slow to reach a drop shot and her forehand landed long as a result. She responded with a ripping backhand cross court winner set up by a fine serve down the middle. However, errors off the forehand gave Barty two points for a double break, and a third forehand hit wide saw the world #1 lead 5-1.
With apparent ease, and more unforced Spanish errors, Barty reached 40-15. One was saved through a Muguruza winner, but a return error ended the set. Only 26 minutes for Barty 6-1.
After two simple service holds in set two, five games of difficulty for the server occurred.
Muguruza held for 2-1 after a visit to deuce. The longest game of the match ended with Barty levelling at 2-2, having saved four break points. Muguruza was taken to deuce again but led 3-2, then finally cracked the Aussie serve, converting the third of three break points when Barty netted a backhand, for 4-2.
Barty wasted three break back chances, but a fourth was used to her benefit after Muguruza’s backhand missed wide.
Things stabilised and serves were held until 6-6 and a tie break, where Muguruza shot to a 5-0 advantage. Barty had missed with her forehand then backhand, after great Muguruza returns, on the Australian’s first two deliveries.
Despite retrieving one of the mini breaks, Barty faced three set points when a backhand missed wide.
Muguruza prevailed on the second of the set points, her rifled forehand return forcing the error. 7-6(4)
Set three began with three service holds, Barty saving a break point in the opening game.
The second trio of games were service breaks, and Barty led 4-2.
A love game featured Barty back to her best, and Muguruza served at 2-5. Despite leading 40-15, the 11th seed failed to win another point.
- Ashleigh Barty won a semi final spot 6-1 6-7(4) 6-2.
- Petra Kvitová (8) defeated wildcard Ons Jabeur 7-6(2) 7-6(4)
- Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Belinda Bencic (4) 6-4 6-4
- Aryna Sabalenka (9) defeated Zheng Saisai 3-6 7-6(2) 6-3
Semi final match ups
Ashleigh Barty (1) v Petra Kvitová (8)
Svetlana Kuznetsova v Aryna Sabalenka (9)
