The French Open champion arrived in Adelaide for her final Australian Open warm-up after losing the Brisbane International doubles final on the weekend and going out in the singles at the first hurdle. The laid-back Australian said she will not be stressing about holding onto the number one ranking, insisting it does not matter where she stands. You have to go and do the work and try to do best in every match," she said. AdvertisementShe is keeping any thoughts of the Australian Open in check, insisting the Adelaide International was the only thing on her mind. Barty, who will begin in the second round at Memorial Drive after a bye, takes on Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who defeated Estonian Anett Kontaveit 6-2, 6-4.

Source: Daily Nation January 13, 2020 08:03 UTC