Tennis - Australian Open - Third Round - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 24, 2020 Australia's Ashleigh Barty in action during the match against Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
(Reuters) - World number one Ash Barty's expectations have not risen too high after she advanced to the second week of the Australian Open on Friday following a 6-3 6-2 third round victory over Elena Rybakina.
Barty is arguably the best chance of ending Australia's long wait for a home-grown champion at the year's first grand slam, having held the world's top ranking since last September and with the Adelaide International title under her belt.
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