London: World No.1 Ash Barty outclassed compatriot Ajla Tomljanovic 6-1, 6-3 to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals and set up a meeting with 2018 champion Angelique Kerber on Friday.
In the first all-Australian women’s grand slam quarter-final since the 1980 Wimbledon championships, the 25-year-old Barty produced a calm and composed display on Centre Court.
Ash Barty will take on 2018 champion Angelique Kerber in the semi-finals.Credit:AP
Tomljanovic, who battled past British wildcard Emma Raducanu the night before to reach her first grand slam quarter-final, was nowhere to be seen in a one-sided first set.
But the 28-year-old did make more of a match of it in the second, breaking the Barty serve twice.
Barty always had another level though and ended Tomljanovic’s resistance in little over an hour.
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Reuters
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