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ASHLEIGH Barty will hope she does not feel a one-two punch from injury to the summer prospects of Australia's best tennis talent when she steps up in class to take on world No.4 Maria Sharapova on Wednesday.
Barty played with her left thigh and hamstring strapped through her Brisbane International first-round doubles match on Tuesday with Casey Dellacqua.
It was a precaution the 17-year-old former Wimbledon junior champion did not wear in her 6-3, 7-5 win over world No.5 Daniela Hantuchova on Monday.
Three-time Grand Slam doubles runners-up Barty and Dellacqua beat American Varvara Lepchenko and Romanian Raluca Olaru 6-1, 6-4 to get off court quickly for their singles second-round matches today.
Dellacqua and Barty share a light-hearted moment against Lepchenko and Olaru. Source: Getty Images
Australia's top-ranked 18-year-old Nick Kyrgios handed back his wildcard entry to the tournament on Monday, carefully taking some time off due to shoulder soreness which his coach Simon Rea says will not sideline him from the Australian Open.
Sharapova will study Barty's game closely in the early stages. The only semblance of advantage in experience the Queenslander has over the third seed being is that Barty has played two matches on Pat Rafter Arena and the four-time major winner had made one appearance.
Barty's father Robert said she had set herself a goal of winning her qualifying first-round match, but she put away wins in all three rounds then and a composed first-round main draw win over Hantuchova.
Sharapova said: "She is a future star. Always when you're making the transition from the juniors to the pros, not many players know about your game until (a match) _ their shot selection, the way they play, their rhythm, those are all things you can't see on TV.''
Barty sealed her place in the main draw on Sunday by winning her last qualifying match from five match points down against Dutchwoman Kiki Bertens.
"Her goal was to try and win the first round of qualies so to win three really hard matches was amazing but then Monday night was just absolutely incredible," Robert said.
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"We knew Sharapova was the potential (for Round 2) and it's a great opportunity for Ashleigh. We're hoping she just has a good game, gets a couple of games off her and just enjoys the moment."
The proud dad said he had no idea how he would react if Barty, ranked 186 places below Sharapova, upset the Russian, but he said he was glad the tournament had brought her home after only seeing her for 27 days in the past year.
Asked if she thought Barty had the talent to become a top five as she did, Hantuchova said: "I'd love her to do that, but it's a tough road.
"She has a great future ahead of her and she has a good head on her. She is working hard and not getting ahead of herself.
"I see a lot of potential and if she and her coach (Jason Stoltenberg) keep going the way they are it will be very good.''
Wildcard Dellacqua will take on world No.2 Victoria Azarenka in the second match of the night program.
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