Brilliant Barty brushes past Bronzetti
Ash Barty continued her impressive start to the Australian Open with a resounding win over Lucia Bronzetti on Wednesday.
The world number one dropped just one game in the first round and was similarly rampant in the second, crushing Bronzetti 6-1 6-1 on Rod Laver Arena.
Barty, a two-time grand slam champion, raced through in just 52 minutes to set up a meeting with another Italian, 30th seed Camila Giorgi.
The Australian remains on track for a blockbuster fourth-round meeting with Japanese star Naomi Osaka.
Barty quickly broke the Bronzetti serve, taking a 2-0 lead after a double fault and tame backhand into the net from the Italian.
Bronzetti won just one point during her opening two service games as Barty broke again for 4-0, on her way to taking the first set in just 26 minutes.
The one-sided encounter continued to begin the second set, a pair of double faults from Bronzetti helping Barty break to love in the third game.
Barty remained untroubled, cruising through in style as her run in Melbourne continued.
