Barty gains focus in empty arena to reach Australian Open fourth round

Elina Svitolina also into last 16 after beating Yulia Putintseva Sixth seed Karolina Pliskova crashes out after losing cool Ashleigh Barty shrugged off the absence of a home crowd as she eased into the last 16 of the Australian Open. Having stayed in Australia when the tour resumed largely behind closed doors last summer, this was a new experience for Barty as Melbourne's coronavirus lockdown kept the fans away for the first of at least five days. Barty trailed Ekaterina Alexandrova in both sets...