Victorious Barty fumes after match suspended

A sizzling Ash Barty was left shaking her head after an exchange with an umpire following an embarrassing moment in her first round win.

Ash Barty has started her US Open campaign in sizzling form after a dramatic first round win on Tuesday morning.

Barty breathed a sigh of relief after walking off the court with a 6-1 7-6 win over Vera Zvonareva which took a turn in the second set.

Barty was well on her way to a swift victory when the match was briefly suspended in the second set after the controversial electronic line-calling system crashed on Arthur Ashe Stadium, the centre court at the Flushing Meadows venue in New York.

Ashleigh Barty in full flight. Photo: Al Bello/Getty Images/AFP.

The Aussie was just about to wrap up a service game when the system suddenly needed to be re-started, causing a delay of several minutes.

The 25-year-old spoke to the umpire after the annoying delay was announced and was heard on court microphones asking if human line judges could be brought onto court to replace the electronic system.

Play has been suspended on Arthur Ashe due to an issue with the electronic line-calling system.

Ash Barty is shaking her head & asking if they can bring out, you know, the humans that used to do it?

The answer, unsurprisingly, is no. pic.twitter.com/RvCBxMMlXA

— The Tennis Podcast (@TennisPodcast) August 31, 2021

Her request was denied as a result of the tournament not using any line judges this year.

Barty was left shaking her head as she sat down waiting for a resumption of play.

In the end she was only forced to wait a few minutes and quickly broke her opponent’s serve minutes later.

However, the match took several more dramatic turns from there with Barty failing to serve the match out before it headed to a tiebreak.

Ashleigh Barty is in ominous form. Photo: Al Bello/Getty Images/AFP.

Barty prevailed 9-7 in the breaker, but had to defend set points in a very nervous few minutes.

She was in a very happy mood when interviewed on the court after her match when asked about her recent hot streak.

“It has certainly been really enjoyable right from the start,” she said,

Barty earlier put on an exhibition to race through the first set in just 24 minutes.

Ashleigh Barty. Photo: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images/AFP.

The 6-1 score happened so fast the tennis world barely had a chance to appreciate the Aussie’s sizzling start.

Barty will now play 18-year-old Clara Tauson in the second round.

The world No. 1 is chasing back-to-back grand slam titles after her historic win at Wimbledon.

She is in imperious form after also winning a WTA title two weeks ago at Cincinnati.