Ash Barty makes it 14 in a row as she charges into the third round of Wimbledon
Aussie Ash Barty has steamrolled her way into the third round of Wimbledon after defeating Belgium opponent Alison Van Uytvanck in straight sets.
Barty continued her dominating form defeating her unseeded opponent 6-1, 6-3 to advance to the third round of The Championship.
The 23-year-old will play the winner of British 22-year-old Harriet Dart or Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia in the next round.
Following the dominant performance social media was alight with praise for the world No.1.
She means business.
Racing into the third round, world No.1 @ashbar96 extends her match-winning run to 14 as she wastes no time in beating Alison Van Uytvanck#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/bAT7OYuLJm— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 4, 2019
This girl is head and shoulders above atm. The ash barty train rolls on. #bartyparty
— Sean Zimmerman (@sean_zimm) July 4, 2019
Ash Barty - Precision. Finesse Control. Dominance. Brilliant. #Wimbledon #AussieAussieAussie
— Scott Mariager (@ZealotCrow9) July 4, 2019
🎾 Training run for Ash Barty. #Wimbledon #BartyParty
— Michael Randall (@MickRandallHS) July 4, 2019
Barty’s Wimbledon snub
Ashleigh Barty was dealt yet another Wimbledon snub with her victory over Van Uytvanck on Thursday being shunted to Court Two.
Instead of taking on Belgium's Alison Van Uytvanck on the showpiece Centre or No.1 Court in the afternoon, the French Open champion continued her campaign in the morning round of matches.
The surprising move from the All England Club comes on the back of the Seven Network's controversial decision to leave coverage of the top seed's first-round match against China's Zheng Saisai and focus on the all-Australian battle between Nick Kyrgios and Jordan Thompson on Tuesday.
Wimbledon officials have opted instead to showcase British battler Cameron Norrie's match against Japanese eighth seed Kei Nishkori for the Centre Court curtain-raiser.
