Ashleigh Barty was the world number one for 112 weeks.
The venue is Melbourne Park.
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Ashleigh Barty says she is able to breeze through the Australian Open draw because she continues to live like a "hermit".
Barty beat Bronzetti 6-1 in the third round on Wednesday.
Naomi Osaka looked set for a win against American Madison Brengle.
Osaka won the first set in 20 minutes but lost the second to win the match.
Barty and Osaka will face each other next.
She has yet to lose a match this season, after beating Olympic gold medallist Bencic.
Barty has another serving masterpiece.
Barty says that she has not been affected by the rise in rates of coronaviruses as she aims to become the first home champion since 1978.
She said that it's pretty low-key for them.
We practice and do what we need to. Otherwise a good book and a coffee is all I need.
The two-time Grand Slam champion has not dropped a game on her serve in the first two rounds of the Australian Open.
On Monday, the Wimbledon champion dropped one game as she defeated Lesia Tsurenko.
Barty won all six of her matches in the first six days of the season.
She said that she was trying to make it a weapon.
I know if I can get my rhythm right and use it effectively, it can be a weapon.
I used to serve baskets and baskets of serves to try to create a weapon.
Osaka continues to thrive.
Few players in the women's game are better than Osaka when she executes the power and precision which has led to four Grand Slam titles.
The fans at the night session saw some fine ball-striking in the first set and Andy Murray was impressed.
Osaka lost her way in the second set after cruising through the first. After drawing great applause from Rod Laver Arena, Brengle finally got on the board.
After Osaka hit a smash long to let the 13th seed break for 4-3, she became frustrated and immediately hit back.
She won in one hour and five minutes after she regained her level in the last couple of games.
Osaka took a four-month break at the end of last season, but he said that he returned well and was working on that.
If I compare myself to the past, I will never be satisfied. I'm trying to take it one day at a time.
Svitolina comes through a roller coaster match.
The woman was taken off the court in a wheelchair.
Elina Svitolina was sad to see her opponent help off the court in a wheelchair.
Tan injured her left calf as she fought back to take Svitolina to a deciding set.
The umpire told her to stop serving in the final game of the match because she was trailing 6-3.
Svitolina said it was a "rollercoaster match". She left the court in a wheelchair.
It's never good to see a player injured.
Svitolina will face two-time Australian Open winner Victoria Azarenka in the next round.
Paula Badosa beat Italy's Martina Trevisan in straight sets, while Madison Keys beat Jaqueline Cristian in straight sets.
Greek fifth seed Maria Sakkari defeated China's Zheng Qinwen 6-1 6-4 and French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova defeated China's Xiyu Wang 6-2 6-3 to set up a meeting with Jelena Ostapenko.
Ostapenko, who won the French Open in 2017, hit back to beat Alison Riske, while Wang Qiang beat Alison van Uytvanck.
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