Aussie tennis star Ash Barty should go into the quarter finals of the French Open knowing she can take down any of her potential opponents.
That's the opinion of big-name coach and commentator Roger Rasheed.
Barty booked her place in the quarters with a win over American Sofia Kenin, who was coming off a third-round victory over Serena Williams, with a dominant 6-0 third set the difference between the pair.
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The eight seeded Aussie now faces another American in 14th seed Madison Keys for a place in the final four.
Rasheed says Barty can work the "big and powerful" Keys around the court.
"Ash has got the ability to move her around the court and use her skill set to take her off her hitting position," Rasheed said on Big Sports Breakfast.
"If she can do that and get the first strike of the ball into the right parts of the court, I really feel like she can win this match."
If Barty can get through to the semis, she faces a likely match up with reigning champ Simona Halep, though the Belgian must first get by 17-year-old American Amanda Anisimova.
While Rasheed says Halep is a deserved favourite to take out the tournament, Barty is capable of knocking off anyone on her day.
"There are no women there at the moment that she can't beat," Rasheed said.
"It's just whether she can bring her best tennis now, where she's got to find another level."
And there's another tennis great who's been singing the praises of the 23-year-old Queenslander, with Rod Laver declaring that Barty's game has come on leaps and bounds as he confidence has grown.
"A couple of years back, she was a good doubles player and played some, you know, attractive singles," Laver said.
"But something happened. She says, 'I know how to win matches now', and I think that’s what Barty has accomplished this year.
"I think it’s more confidence than anything else. With confidence, you can make anything happen."
Australia is behind you @ashbar96, Queensland gold! Good luck in your 4th round match @rolandgarros today. You can go all the way, no question. I’ll be cheering hard. So proud. Rocket. 🚀 pic.twitter.com/nMxKYj2WT3
— Rod Laver (@rodlaver) June 3, 2019
