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Ash Barty is through to a seventh quarter-final in her phenomenal comeback season after continuing her clay-court charge at the Italian Open. Australia's world No.1 dispatched Russian Veronika Kudermetova 6-3 6-3 on Thursday to improve her tour-best win-loss record in 2021 to 27-5 and edge ever closer to a fourth title of the year.
