Australian Open 2022 day three: Ash Barty continues home grand slam bid, Nadal in second round action – live! | Sport

First set: *Barty 4-0 Bronzetti (*denotes subsequent server) Barty’s wanting unassailable – she strikes to 40-0 baring breaking sweat as Bronzetti struggles to maintain tempo. The Italian is damaged once more, and this primary set is now showing to be a formality.

First set: Barty 3-0 Bronzetti* (*denotes subsequent server) Barty consolidates that break, however once more she’s taken to deuce. And she or he very almost faces a break level as Bronzetti does extraordinarily effectively throughout a 19-shot rally, earlier than she ultimately succumbs, unable to maintain a deep return from Barty in.

The group is sparse in the Rod Laver Enviornment stands, and noise from them has been restricted up to now. All very genteel. We’re but to listen to any incidences of the newest fad spreading throughout Melbourne Park, the one good thing about which can be that it silences the tedious “Aussie, oi” shout.

First set: *Barty 2-0 Bronzetti (*denotes subsequent server) Very snug for Barty up to now, because the world’s top-ranked participant opens up her forehand to take a 30-0 lead earlier than occurring to interrupt following a Bronzetti double fault.

First set: Barty 1-0 Bronzetti* (*denotes subsequent server) Barty is coming off the again of a wholly snug 6-0, 6-1 win over Lesia Tsurenko in the opening round however she doesn’t have all of it her personal method in the opening recreation right here because the pair acquaint themselves. Bronzetti forces a deuce, however Barty emerges unscathed and seals her first service recreation with the primary ace of the day.

Right here comes Barty, out into the sunshine bathing Rod Laver Enviornment. We’ll be underneath method in her second round match towards the qualifier Lucia Bronzetti, at present ranked precisely 142 locations behind the world No 1. Bronzetti finds herself in the second round of the Australian Open after a three-set victory of Russia’s Varvara Gracheva in the opening round on Monday. The 23-year-old from Rimini, who’s but to win a title on the WTA Tour, clearly faces an enormous take a look at at this time.

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Play began about an hour and half in the past, with two singles matches are already performed and dusted – Vika Azarenka has superior with a straight ahead 6-1, 6-2 win over Jil Teichmann, whereas no 8 seed Paula Badosa was equally environment friendly in her 6-0, 6-3 victory over Martina Trevisan on Rod Laver Enviornment, to succeed in the Australian Open third round for the primary time.