Serena Williams, Garbine Muguruza, Sofia Kenin and Ashleigh Barty all managed to reach the quarters at the Yarra Valley Classic. While Serena and Garbine stormed in the final 8, both Sofia and Ashleigh had to battle true rough 3 setters.
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Serena Williams in Melbourne, ranking, and results in 2021
Ranked world no.11, Serena Williams owns a composed 2-0 record in 2021. The American is currently competing in Melbourne where she beat Daria Gavrilova 6-1 6-4 and Tsvetana Pironkova 6-1 6-4 (
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Serena Williams won 73 titles in her career: 43 on hard courts, 13 on clay courts, 7 on indoor courts, 2 on carpet courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)
Muguruza in Melbourne, ranking, and results in 2021
At the moment ranked no.15, Garbine achieved a 4-1 record in 2021. The Spaniard is now playing in Melbourne where she managed to beat Alison Van Uytvanck 6-2 6-0 and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1 6-2.
Garbine Muguruza will fight against Kenin in the quarter. Their current record is 2-0 for Kenin.
Muguruza won 7 titles in her career: 5 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)
Serena Williams and Garbine Muguruza played each other 6 times. Their current head to head is 3-3. The last time they played each other, Garbine Muguruza won 6-3 1-0 ret. in the 3rd round in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open) in March 2019.
Kenin in Melbourne, ranking, and results in 2021
Currently ranked no.4 (career-high), Sofia has a compiled 5-1 win-loss record in 2021. Kenin is currently playing in Melbourne where she beat Camila Giorgi 7-5 0-0 ret. and Jessica Pegula 5-7 7-5 6-2.
Sofia Kenin will come up against Muguruza in the quarter. Their current head to head is 2-0 for Kenin.
Kenin won 5 titles in her career: 3 on hard courts, 1 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)
Barty in Melbourne, ranking, and results in 2021
Now the world no.1, the Australian has achieved a compiled 2-0 win-loss record in 2021. Ashleigh is now playing in Melbourne where she beat Ana Bogdan 6-3 6-3 and Marie Bouzkova 6-0 4-6 6-3Â ()
Ashleigh Barty will play Rogers in the quarter. The head to head is 1-0 for Barty.
The Australian won 8 titles in her career: 4 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 2 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)
Sofia Kenin and Ashleigh Barty played each other 6 times. The head to head is 4-2 for Barty. Previously, the last time they played, Sofia Kenin won 7-6(6) 7-5 in the semifinal in Melbourne (Australian Open) in January 2020.
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