Ashleigh Barty overcomes injury scare to reach Australian Open last 16

Home hope beats Maria Sakkari 7-5, 6-1 Plays down injury fears after needing medical timeout Ashleigh Barty survived a spirited challenge from Maria Sakkari to scrap her way into the Australian Open fourth round for the first time. Australia's big title hope needed a medical time-out after the first set to treat an apparent abdominal strain but returned to complete a hard-fought 7-5, 6-1 third-round win over the tough Greek. Barty thundered down 13 aces and dropped serve just once, but looked gi...