Serena demolishes Ashleigh Barty in Melbourne

It took just 57 minutes for Serena Williams to dismiss Ashleigh Barty. This match was highly anticipated as the youngster is widely considered to be the future of Australian tennis.

Serena didn’t concede match to her opponent to fire an astonishing 31 winners and win 58 points vs. Barty’s 31. Match Stats.

Serena: In Australia they are crazy about their players

The world no.1 commented “She had absolutely nothing to lose. It would have been different playing her at like a French Open, Wimbledon, US Open, but she’s from here, so obviously it’s a different atmosphere. In Australia, they’re like crazy for anyone that is local.”

Serena will play her next match against world no. 104 Vesna Dolonc.

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