Ashleigh Barty is the first Australian Open women’s champion in 44 years who is actually from Australia.
In front of an enthusiastic home crowd, the world No. 1 beat fierce upstart Danielle Collins 6-3, 7-6 (7-2) on Saturday to become the first Australian woman since Chris O’Neil in 1978 to win the country’s most celebrated tennis title.
Barty,…
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