Ashleigh Barty continues strong play, advances to semifinals

No. 1 seed Ashleigh Barty of Australia dispatched of the Czech Republic's Barbora Krejcikova 6-2, 6-4 on Friday to make the semifinals of the Western Southern Open in Mason, Ohio.

The quarterfinal matchup featured two of the three major winners this year, as Krejcikova won the French Open in June and Barty won Wimbledon last month.

"I feel like I did a good job looking after my own serves," Barty said. "I felt like a l