While Barty admitted after beating Siniakova that she had barely watched any of Krejcikova’s matches prior to her run to the Paris crown,the Australian treats every opponent with the same level of respect.

“Ash certainly can’t take anything lightly. She is the No.1 seed. She is the hunted player,” Masur said.

“When she did win the French[in 2019],going in she was talked about as one of the best players in the world but she probably wasn’t expected to win that French Open.

“Now,every time she plays a major,she is the one a lot of people are talking about. And that changes things.

“You go out there with more expectation on your shoulders.

“It won’t be easy but that last match,she just looked cleaner. When you’re as good a ball striker as Ash and you start to hit it clean,that’s huge.”

Meanwhile,Nick Kyrgios’ abdominal injury is set to take a decision on whether to play at the Olympics out of his hands.

Judging from how long Alex de Minaur was out after suffering a similar injury last summer,Kyrgios could be sidelined for at least one month.

“There are two things – an ab strain and a calf strain – in tennis that are just tricky things to get on top of,” Masur said.

“You look at Alex de Minaur. Twice he came to Australia and twice it was a big load spike,a lot of matches into an ATP Cup. Matches at the highest level. Twice,Alex succumbed to an ab strain. Once you get them,you need to be really careful. There is residual scar tissue.

“[Kyrgios] has entered[the Olympics] and he’s in the draw. He was committed. But we are just going to have to wait and see. That will cost you three months if you don’t get that right.”