FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 21, 2022 Australia's Ashleigh Barty celebrates winning her third round match against Italy's Camila Giorgi REUTERS/Morgan Sette
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - World number one Ash Barty will have to overcome the formidable Amanda Anisimova to keep alive her hopes of becoming the first Australian since 1978 to win their home Grand Slam when the two meet in the last-16 at Melbourne Park on Sunday.
Barty and defending champion Naomi Osaka had been poised to meet in a heavyweight clash in the fourth round, but Anisimova played spoiler, edging out https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/reigning-champion-osaka-crashes-out-with-defeat-anisimova-2022-01-21 the Japanese four-times major winner to extend her winning streak to eight matches this year.
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