Australia's Ashleigh Barty celebrating after defeating Alison Riske of the US during their fourth round singles match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, on Sunday (Jan 26). - AP
MELBOURNE: World number one and 2019 Roland Garros champion Ashleigh Barty got revenge for last year's Wimbledon defeat by Alison Riske with a 6-3, 1-6, 6-4 win over the American to reach the quarter-finals of the Melbourne major on Sunday (Jan 26).
The 23-year-old will meet fellow former Grand Slam winner Petra Kvitova in the quarters for a second straight year after the Czech went past Greek rising star Maria Sakkari 6-7 (4-7), 6-3, 6-2.
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