Tennis - Australian Open - First Round - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 20, 2020. Australia's Ashleigh Barty celebrates after winning the match against Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko REUTERS/Issei Kato
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - World number one Ash Barty made a stuttering start to her bid to end the host nation's 42-year wait for an Australian Open champion before rallying to beat Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko 5-7 6-1 6-1 on Rod Laver Arena on Monday.
The French Open champion arrived at Melbourne Park on a high after winning her first WTA title on home soil at the Adelaide International on Saturday but was brought down to earth in a topsy-turvy opening set featuring five breaks of serve.
