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![Drama about Australia's favorite Ashleigh Barty.]()
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Drama about Australia’s favorite Ashleigh Barty.
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![The world number 1 gives a safe lead against Karolina Muchova.]()
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The world number 1 gives a safe lead against Karolina Muchova.
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![Muchova's physio comes in the second movement.]()
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Muchova’s physio comes in the second movement.
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![The Russian duel goes to Daniil Medvedev.]()
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The Russian duel goes to Daniil Medvedev.
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![He prevails against Andrei Rublew.]()
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He prevails against Andrei Rublew.
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Until the dramatic end at 3:11 a.m., the two good Eurosport reporters also wandered through a valley of emotions, false prognoses and pity. Sure, you could just be wrong for two hours. In short: the madness in the empty stadium.
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5: 0 after 15 minutes!
«Barty presents himself well, plays precisely. Muchova doesn’t even know what to do! ” As also: After 15 minutes it was 5-0 for the Australian, who has been on the WTA throne for 63 weeks.
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“Barty doesn’t have to do anything. She plays it down completely emotionless. Barty sleeveless, Muchova no chance », we heard on Eurosport. Or at 6: 1 after 23 minutes.
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Australia worships Roger Federer
Nobody suspected that this match would be turned upside down. On Eurosport: «Studies have shown that Barty is the most popular and well-known athlete in Australia. Only one person can keep up on the fifth continent – the Swiss Roger Federer! “
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It was actually not easy for the two stressed reporters to join us night freaks. You spoke of Muchova’s blockade, “You can’t really play that bad!” And already in the second set it was 2-0 for Barty, who has only won one Grand Slam tournament – 2019 in Paris.
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Medical timeout at 01.51 p.m.
«Something cannot be right with Muchova. She suffers and often grabs her neck. ” And then at 1:51 am the turning point: Muchova (“I was dizzy!”) Took a medical timeout …
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The physio came and accompanied the player into the cabin. Barty took it easy – and after seven minutes the Czech came back. With more color on your face and a new morale. It didn’t take ten minutes before she turned the sentence and was leading 3-2. What had the “miracle healer” done with Karolina?
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Fortunately the stadium is empty …
“Now Barty seems completely unfocused, can be upset, makes the mistakes that only Muchova made before. “A harmless quarter-final, a chaotic game.” Fortunately for Barty, who is revered as a national heroine, in an empty stadium …
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Suddenly the pain is gone
But now Muchova was suddenly fully there, began to sniff the sensation and won the set 6: 3. Even if the reporters on Eurosport couldn’t believe it: “Muchova not only plays against Barty but also against her physical pain!”
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But it had miraculously disappeared in the Rod Laver Arena. Now it was Barty, who had previously shown pity for her opponent, who was struggling with problems. Her left thigh has been bandaged for weeks. “But she doesn’t say why!”
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No screams, no cheers
The outsider led 2: 0 and 3: 1 in the third set – and could not be denied the quarter-final sensation. “With Barty we still recognize a helplessness, a perplexity and self-doubt. Nobody can believe what we are experiencing here. But we expect more from a number 1 and not this often terrible game. Nobody screams, nobody cheers – what a strange atmosphere! “
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Again no home win
At 3:11 am the ghost was finally over. “Even now Muchova cannot cheer. And Australia holds its breath in shock. ” And the Czech, who was seeded at number 25, received a check for around 550,000 euros. “And Barty will have to chew on this almost mysterious Niederlange for a long time. The dream of a home win has burst again! ” The last time Christine O’Neil won was an Australian in Melbourne in 1978.
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Muchova was completely exhausted
Karolina could hardly stand up straight during the interview with the winner. “Fortunately, I now have a longer break … In the semifinals we will see where we are going!” Somehow you get the feeling that almost anything is possible at the Australian Open.
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The fairy tale is over
At 5:10 a.m., Muchova’s semi-final opponent was American Jennifer Brady (25). She finished the creepy fairy tale of her friend, billionaire daughter Jessica Pegula (will be 27 in a week) in 100 minutes.
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In the first set, the daughter of the owner of the Buffalo Bills (NFL) and Buffalo Sabers (NHL) played almost flawlessly and at a great pace – 6: 4.
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Now Brady versus Muchova
But Brady, seeded as number 22 (only failed in the semifinals of the US Open in 2020) then played more and more of the greater routine and match practice against the number 61 in the world. The next two sets ended 6: 2, 6: 1 for Brady.
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Bye to Naomi or Serena
Brady has to play against Muchova in the semifinals and has a good chance of the final on Saturday. The winner of these Corona games (with spectators again from tomorrow) will then most likely be Naomi Osaka or Serena Williams.
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Whoever wins this semi-final hit in the coming night (not before 4 a.m. CET) then practically has a bye to the first Grand Slam trophy of the year. Unless there is a new spook 18,000 kilometers away!
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Night bird: Russian goodbye
The TV night bird ended its ten-day banana, tea, Bündnerfleisch and cigar orgy with a good breakfast at 7.38 a.m. Then the Russian hit between Daniil Medvedev (No. 4) and the upcoming star Andrei Rublew (No. 7) came to an end. The ATP world champion had won 7: 5, 6: 3, 6: 2.
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Medvedev will face the Spaniard Rafael Nadal (who is aiming for the 21st title) or the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas in the semi-finals on Friday.
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The TV night bird says goodbye until 2022.
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The quarterfinals at the Australian OpenMen
Novak Djokovic – Alexander Zverev 6:7, 6:2, 6:4, 7:6
Grigor Dimitrov – Aslan Karazew 6: 2, 4: 6, 1: 6, 2: 6
Daniel Medwedew – Andrei Rublew 7: 5, 6: 3, 6: 2
Stefanos Tsitsipas – Rafael NadalSimona Halep – Serena Williams 3:6, 3:6
Naomi Osaka – Su-wei Hsieh 6:2, 6:2
Jennifer Brady – Jessica Pegula 4:6, 6:2, 6:1
Ashleigh Barty – Karolina Muchova 6: 1, 3: 6, 2: 6—-
Published: 02/17/2021, 7:54 am-Last updated: February 17, 2021, 9:11 am–Related
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