Ash Barty and Storm Sanders knocked out of women’s doubles

There was more disappointment for Ash Barty in Japan today, as she and her partner Storm Sanders were knocked out of the women’s doubles.

Ashleigh Barty of Team Australia and Storm Sanders. Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images

There was more disappointment for Ash Barty in Japan today, as she and her partner Storm Sanders were knocked out of the women’s doubles.

The top seeds Czech Republic’s Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova were too strong – winning 3-6, 6-4, 10-7 — meaning they are headed to the semi-finals.

The good news is that Barty still has the mixed doubles to come, taking the court with John Peers later today. However, it’s the end of the line for Sanders in this games.

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Ashleigh Barty of Team Australia and Storm Sanders. Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Barty had been riding high coming into the games after a historic grand slam win at Wimbledon, but she — like other big stars like Naomi Osaka — has found it hard to get going in Japan.

World number one Ashleigh Barty crashed out of the Olympics women’s singles tennis tournament in the opening round on Sunday, losing 6-4, 6-3 to Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo.

Barty, the reigning Wimbledon champion, dropped serve twice in each set and made 55 unforced errors compared to just 13 for her opponent.

“I’m disappointed I wasn’t able to get through today, it just wasn’t my day. Credit to Sara though, she is always a tough competitor,” said Barty, the first women’s top seed to lose in the first round at the Olympics.

Barty has ofound it tough in Tokyo. Picture: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images

“I never really felt comfortable out there and wasn’t able to play the match on my terms. The key to my game is serving well and I wasn’t able to do that today. I was a bit erratic and made too many errors.” “I felt like I had to be aggressive today and she made me press and overplay,” she added.

Sorribes Tormo, ranked 48th, will go on to face France’s Fiona Ferro in the second round.

“It’s an amazing feeling, I still can’t believe it,” she said. “It’s something incredible for me. It’s something that I’ve been dreaming of all my life, being here and even more so beating the world number one. I’m super, super happy.”