Australian Open day 2: Ashleigh Barty victorious in tough three-setter as Alex De Minaur bows out

ASH Barty is through to the second round of the Australian Open after an epic match against teenager Aryna Sabalenka that was marred by the Belarussian’s grunting. Relive all the action.

ASH Barty is through to the second round of the Australian Open after recording a come-from-behind win over Aryna Sabalenka in a match that has been marred by criticism of the Belarussian’s grunting.

RECAP ALL THE ACTION FROM A MASSIVE DAY TWO IN OUR BLOG BELOW The teenager grunted after almost every strike of the ball against Barty on Rod Laver Arena as tennis greats — including Todd Woodbridge and Pam Shriver — and fans flooded Twitter with comments. HILARIOUS: WILL FERRELL INTERVIEWS FEDERER AUSSIE FALLS: DE MINAUR’S FAIRYTALE COMES TO AN END DEFEND CHAMP: FEDERER THROUGH IN STYLE FRUSTRATED: KOKKINAKIS BLAMES ‘SHAMBLES BODY’ Members of the crowd also mimicked the sound in between points, which forced the chair umpire to intervene as an unimpressed Barty shook her head at the crowd’s mocking of her opponent. After her (2) 6-7 6-4 6-4 win, Barty said she was ready for the grunting from Sabalenka but it was “louder” than she anticipated. “I knew it was coming but it was a bit louder than I thought,” she laughed. “No, I knew that I just sort of had to let that go and just worry about myself.” Earlier, Alex De Minaur’s magical Aussie summer came to an end when he was defeated is four sets by former top-10 Tomas Berdych. The 18-year-old appeared tired after a big few weeks, including his stunning run to the Sydney International final last week. Defending champion Roger Federer had no trouble accounting for Aljaz Bedene, winning in straight sets 6-3 6-4 6-3. Also on Tuesday, world No.1 Simona Halep survived a major scare against Australian teenager Destanee Aiava. Halep faced set points on her serve in the opening set before Aiava served for but failed to clinch the first set. RECAP ALL THE ACTION FROM A MASSIVE DAY TWO IN OUR BLOG BELOW

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