Can Erozden
27 January 2022•Update: 27 January 2022
ANKARA
Australian top seed in tennis Ashleigh Barty qualified for the 2022 Australian Open women's singles final on Thursday.
Barty defeated her US opponent Madison Keys, who ranked 51st, 6-1, 6-3 in the semifinal match at Rod Laver Arena that lasted for over an hour.
A two-time Grand Slam winner reached her first Australian Open final.
Barty previously won the 2019 French Open (Roland Garros) and 2021 Wimbledon.
The 25-year-old Australian national will face US' Danielle Collins or Polish no. 7 seed Iga Swiatek in the final on Saturday.
Collins is currently facing Swiatek.
