There seems to be no stopping Ashleigh Barty at the moment.
The 25-year-old raced into the Australian Open final on Thursday after crushing American Madison Keys 6-1 6-3 in just over an hour on court. Barty has yet to drop a set in the tournament and Australia is now anticipating a first home Australian Open singles champion since 1978. She will face Danielle Collins in Saturday’s final after the American beat Iga Swiatek in straight sets — 6-4 6-1 — later on Thursday. “It’s just unreal,” Barty said after the match. “As an Aussie, we are spoiled that we are a grand slam nation, and now we have a chance to play for a title.” ‘See what happens’ in final The first set was over in a flash with Barty using her experience and devastating serve to claim it in just 26 minutes. Keys, who was playing in her first Australian Open semifinal since 2015, struggled to get started in the match but put up some opposition in the second set. Despite a few impressive winners from the American, it was Barty who was in total control from start to finish.
