World number one Ash Barty celebrated her 25th birthday by fighting back to beat Elina Svitolina in the semi-finals of the WTA clay-court tournament in Stuttgart.
Despite losing the first set in just a over half an hour, Barty hit back to seal a 4-6 7-6 6-2 win over the Ukrainian fourth seed.
“It’s important to believe. Regardless of the score, I always try and find the right way,” said Barty, who also lost the opening set of Friday’s quarter-final against Karolina Pliskova. Barty was presented with a bouquet of flowers with “Happy Birthday” played over the arena’s sound system after the match.But she had little time to celebrate the win or her birthday as she had to partner Jennifer Brady against Vivian Heisen and Wang Yafan in the doubles semi-final.“I love to play tennis and I love to compete, so to do it on my birthday is even more special,” added Barty who has already won the Melbourne and Miami tournaments this season.
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