Karolina Muchova’s head was spinning

Melbourne, Feb 17 (AFP/APP):Ashleigh Barty said Thursday Karolina Muchova was within her rights to take a medical timeout that changed the course of their Australian Open quarter-final because her “head was spinning”.

The Czech 25th seed looked finished after losing the opening set 6-1, but top seed Barty lost momentum following the near 10-minute break early in the second set as Muchova received medical attention. A revitalised Muchova, who fought back on a hot day to snuff out hopes of first Australian champion for 43 years with a shock 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 win, said: “It was very tough and I was a bit lost on the court and my head was spinning so I took a break. It helped me.”

Barty said it was not for her to pass judgement on her opponent’s actions. “When you call for the trainer, you obviously tell the umpire what the reason is,” said the world number one. “And then the doctor and physios come out and assess it. That’s within the rules,” said Barty. “Obviously there are rules when we go off the court for whatever areas you’re getting treated because that’s quite normal. “But that’s not really my decision to make on whether or what her medical condition was or what the timeout was for.”

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