Barty off to a flying start in Australian Open first round in Melbourne

Melbourne — World No 1 Ash Barty produced a near flawless display as she handed out the dreaded “double bagel” to Danka Kovinic, while Rafa Nadal defied his gloomy injury prognosis to crush Laslo Djere in the Australian Open first round on Tuesday.

“I wanted to go out there and almost take the sting, take the pepper out of the match a little bit and get it on my terms as much as possible right from the get-go and make it feel like she had a real mountain to climb,” Barty said...

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