The world number one reaches the final of the Australian Tennis Championships

Australian world number one Ashleigh Barty reached her first final at the Australian Open, the first of the four Grand Slams, by defeating American Madison Keys (51) with ease 6-1, 6-3.

The winner of two major titles took 62 minutes to become the first Australian woman to reach the final of this tournament since 1980, where she will meet the ninth in the world, Iga Švientek, or the thirty-three American Daniel Collins.

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