Barty fumes as match suspended
Barty was well on her way to victory against Vera Zvonareva with some sizzling tennis in the first set which she won 6-1.
But in the second set, the match was briefly suspended after the controversial electronic line-calling system crashed on Arthur Ashe Stadium, the centre court at the Flushing Meadows venue in New York.
The 25-year-old spoke to the umpire after the annoying delay was announced and was heard on court microphones asking if human line judges could be brought onto court to replace the electronic system.
Her request was denied as a result of the tournament not using any line judges this year.
Barty was left shaking her head as she sat down waiting for a resumption of play.
In the end she was only forced to wait a few minutes and quickly broke her opponent’s serve minutes later.
However, the match took several more dramatic turns from there with Barty failing to serve the match out before it headed to a tiebreak.
Barty prevailed 9-7 in the breaker, but had to defend set points in a very nervous few minutes at the end.
More relaxed after the match
Later, when Barty was interviewed on the court after her match, she seemed much more relaxed and talked about her recent winning streak.
“It has certainly been really enjoyable right from the start,” she said.
Barty will now play 18-year-old Clara Tauson in the second round.
The world No. 1 is chasing back-to-back grand slam titles after her historic win at Wimbledon.
She is in fine form after also winning a WTA title two weeks ago at Cincinnati.
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