Tennis news - Ash Barty enjoys birthday win comeback over Elina Svitolina to reach Stuttgart final
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Updated 24/04/2021 at 16:40 GMT
Ash Barty secured a win over Elina Svitolina on her birthday after almost crashing out in the second set on Saturday at the ATP Stuttgart. The world number one was 4-6 4-5 down before recovering to claim an eventual 4-6 7-6(5) 6-2 victory, and she will play Simona Halep or Aryna Sabalenka on Sunday in Germany.
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Ash Barty recovered from 4-6 4-5 down to beat Elina Svitolina to win 4-6 7-6(5) 6-2 to reach the Stuttgart final on Saturday.
Svitolina made her way to the semis after beating defending champion Petra Kvitova, and was on the cusp of reaching the final before the world number one fought back.
Barty took the win on her 25th birthday and could serve herself up a present on Sunday.
Svitolina dominated in the first set with a reliable serve taking her to 6-4, with Barty taking just six points off Svitolina’s serve.
Barty raced into a 3-0 advantage in the second set before Svitolina mounted her own resistance, taking four games in a row at 4-1 down, forcing Barty to break and rescue the match, winning the set on a tiebreaker 7-6(5).
The Australian pressed home her best form in the third set, breaking Svitolina twice and giving away just five points on her service.
Aryna Sabalenka and Simona Halep take part in the other semi-final to decide Barty's opponent for Sunday's match-up.
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