Ash Barty taking US Open one game at a time

  • Ash Barty beat Maria Sakkari 7-5, 6-3
  • Alex de Minaur beat Kei Nishikori 6-2, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3

Serena Williams looms large, but Ashleigh Barty is keeping her eyes firmly on the prize after passing the sternest test yet of her US Open title credentials to equal her best-ever run in New York.

Barty delivered a serving masterclass class to reach the last 16 for the second straight year with a clinical 7-5, 6-3 third-round victory over rising Greek Maria Sakkari. Underlined by eight aces, the victory vaulted Barty to within a win of a quarter-final blockbuster against Williams, who continued her relentless quest for a record-equalling 24th grand slam singles title with a 6-3, 6-2 destruction of Karolina Muchova.

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