Ashleigh Barty reaches French Open final as she 回復するs from 早期に 崩壊(する) to fend off 勇敢な 十代の少年少女 Amanda Anisimova in roller-coaster three-始める,決める 衝突/不一致

  • Ashleigh Barty is first Australian woman to play a French Open final since 2010
  • She will take on Czech 十代の少年少女 Marketa Vondrousova on Saturday in the final
  • Barty 天候d the 嵐/襲撃する to end Amanda Anisimova's incredible run

Australian Ashleigh Barty 天候d the 猛烈な/残忍な challenge of Amanda Anisimova to end the 17-year-old's barnstorming run at the French Open and reach the final with a rollercoaster 6-7, 6-3, 6-3 victory on Friday.

The eighth-seeded Barty, the first Australian woman to play a final here since Sam Stosur in 2010, will take on Czech 十代の少年少女 Marketa Vondrousova on Saturday.

Anisimova, who had knocked out defending 支持する/優勝者 Simona Halep in the previous 一連の会議、交渉/完成する, 決起大会/結集させるd from 5-0 負かす/撃墜する to take the 開始 始める,決める and open a 3-0 lead in the second, only for the 勢い to 転換 again in favour of Barty.

Ashleigh Barty overcame?Amanda Anisimova in three sets to reach the French Open final

Ashleigh Barty overcame?Amanda Anisimova in three 始める,決めるs to reach the French Open final

Anisimova, the first player born in the 2000s to reach the last eight or 半分-決勝戦 at a Grand 激突する, put up a 広大な/多数の/重要な fight to save five match points but Barty 調印(する)d the 勝利,勝つ on her sixth in light 霧雨.


'I fought my hardest, it's just incredible,' said Barty, who will be looking to become the first Australian woman to hoist the Suzanne Lenglen Cup since Margaret 法廷,裁判所 in 1973.

'I went away from what was working but I am proud of the way I fought and 設立する a way 支援する into that match. It was 冷淡な, 風の強い, very 堅い for the both of us.

'It's incredible, it's an amazing 旅行 that I've been on. I can't wait to see what happens.'

Barty weathered the storm to end 17-year-old?Anisimova's barnstorming run at Roland Garros

Barty 天候d the 嵐/襲撃する to end 17-year-old?Anisimova's barnstorming run at Roland Garros

Barty took 十分な advantage of Anisimova's 早期に jitters on a chilly, windswept 法廷,裁判所 Suzanne Lenglen, 許すing her 対抗者 only one of the first 18 points.

It was a sobering moment for the 十代の少年少女, who looked nothing like the fearless player who had beaten Halep on Thursday.

But the American sprung into life at 5-0, saving two 始める,決める points to 捕らえる、獲得する her first game. She went on to steal Barty's serve as her game finally clicked.

Until then, Barty had been unchallenged on a windswept 法廷,裁判所 Suzanne Lenglen, spraying the 法廷,裁判所 with 勝利者s 負かす/撃墜する the line and cunning 減少(する) 発射s.

Having 設立する her 範囲 and her 速度(を上げる), Anisimova 決起大会/結集させるd 支援する and snatched the extra break to serve for the 始める,決める at 6-5, only for Barty to 軍隊 a tiebreak when the American buried a backhand into the 逮捕する.

Barty is the first Australian woman to play a final at the French Open since Sam Stosur in 2010

Barty is the first Australian woman to play a final at the French Open since Sam Stosur in 2010

The tiebreak was also a see-saw contest, Barty moving 4-2 up before Anisimova 得点する/非難する/20d five points in a 列/漕ぐ/騒動 to take the 始める,決める with a for ehand 勝利者 負かす/撃墜する the line.

She then raced to a 3-0 lead in the second without 譲歩するing a point.

But the 勢い 転換d, again, with Barty taking six games on the spin to level the tie.

Barty's crafty game 勝つ/広く一帯に広がるd in the decider as she went 5-2 up. Anisimova, who will break into the 最高の,を越す 30 when the WTA 最高位のs are 解放(する)d on Monday, piled on some more 圧力 on Barty as she kept saving the match points.

But the Australian kept her 焦点(を合わせる) to 調書をとる/予約する her place in Saturday's finale.

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