Australian Open: Number 1 is out

After a 6-1, 2-0 lead and a controversial medical timeout by her opponent, world number one Ashleigh Barty missed out on a place in the semi-finals of the Australian Open. The 24-year-old Australian lost to Czech Karolina Muchova 6:1, 3:6, 2:6 on Wednesday. The 2019 French Open winner missed the chance of her debut title at the home Grand Slam and the first tournament victory by an Australian tennis player in Melbourne since Chris O'Neil in 1978. “Of course it breaks my heart,” Barty said. “But tomorrow the sun will shine again. Either you win or you learn, and today was a massive learning curve for me." Muchova will now face Jennifer Brady on Thursday (women's semi-finals from 4.00:23 a.m. CET) in the fight for a place in the final. The other semi-final will be contested by the XNUMX-time Grand Slam tournament winner Serena Williams from the USA and the current US Open winner Naomi Osaka from Japan. Fans are there again Then, after the five-day lockdown, spectators should be allowed to return to Melbourne Park. The lockdown will end as planned at midnight, Victoria state Prime Minister Daniel Andrews announced in a press conference on Wednesday. There have been no new corona cases in the Australian metropolis in the past few days, which is why the strict measures could be relaxed again, explained Andrews. In the quarterfinals, Muchova took a timeout after trailing 0-2 in the second set, although she was not injured, as she later admitted. Her head was spinning, said the 24-year-old. She had her blood pressure and temperature taken, was given ice to cool herself and left the place. After a break of around ten minutes, the number 27 in the world rankings returned to the stadium, finally won the match after almost two hours of play and reached the first semi-final of her career at one of the four most important tournaments. Her opponent Jennifer Brady made it into the round of the top four players for the first time at the US Open last year, but was defeated by the eventual tournament winner Osaka. The 25-year-old also needed three sets in the all-American quarterfinals before she defeated her good friend Jessica Pegula 4:6, 6:2, 6:1. Brady was the only quarterfinalist who was not allowed to leave the hotel during her 14-day quarantine due to a corona case on her flight to Australia before the tournament.

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Australian Open: Number 1 is out

The Australian hosts' hopes of winning their first title since 1978 are gone. World number one Ashleigh Barty is eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. Jennifer Brady wins against a good friend – despite extremely poor preparation.

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