Paris: Ashleigh Barty has crushed Czech teenager Marketa Vondrousova 6-1 6-3, claiming her first grand slam win to become the first Australian woman in 46 years to win the French Open singles.
"It's unbelievable… I played the perfect match today. I am so proud of myself and my whole team… it has been a crazy two weeks," said Barty, the ninth different female champion in the last 10 grand slams.
Jubilant: Australia's Ashleigh Barty holds the trophy. Credit:AP
"This is a special place for Australian players… it has been a magical two weeks."
Five years after quitting the sport in despair, Barty joined Australian legends Margaret Court (1962, '64, '69, '70, '73), Evonne Goolagong Cawley (1971) and Lesley Bowrey (1963, '65) on the Roland Garros honour roll with a ruthless 6-1 6-3 victory over unseeded Czech Marketa Vondrousova.
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In a match-up where guile and artistry always trumped power, Barty was simply smarter throughout.
Australia's Ashleigh Barty reacts to winning her maiden grand slam at the French Open.Credit:Christophe Ena
The win caps off a phenomenal turnaround since returning to tennis in 2016, with a ranking of 623, following an 18-month sabbatical where she played cricket in the WBBL with Brisbane Heat.
The new queen of clay will also pocket a cool $3.74 million after taking out her maiden grand slam at a tournament where she'd never passed the second round in her five previous visits.
Barty's maiden grand slam victory rockets the 23-year-old to No.2 in the world and franks her name as one of the early favourites to land tennis's greatest prize at Wimbledon next month.
Her new ranking will be the highest by an Australian woman since Goolagong Cawley reached top spot in 1976, and she follows her idol's footsteps by becoming the second Indigenous ARead More – Source
Paris: Ashleigh Barty has crushed Czech teenager Marketa Vondrousova 6-1 6-3, claiming her first grand slam win to become the first Australian woman in 46 years to win the French Open singles.
"It's unbelievable… I played the perfect match today. I am so proud of myself and my whole team… it has been a crazy two weeks," said Barty, the ninth different female champion in the last 10 grand slams.
Jubilant: Australia's Ashleigh Barty holds the trophy. Credit:AP
"This is a special place for Australian players… it has been a magical two weeks."
Five years after quitting the sport in despair, Barty joined Australian legends Margaret Court (1962, '64, '69, '70, '73), Evonne Goolagong Cawley (1971) and Lesley Bowrey (1963, '65) on the Roland Garros honour roll with a ruthless 6-1 6-3 victory over unseeded Czech Marketa Vondrousova.
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In a match-up where guile and artistry always trumped power, Barty was simply smarter throughout.
Australia's Ashleigh Barty reacts to winning her maiden grand slam at the French Open.Credit:Christophe Ena
The win caps off a phenomenal turnaround since returning to tennis in 2016, with a ranking of 623, following an 18-month sabbatical where she played cricket in the WBBL with Brisbane Heat.
The new queen of clay will also pocket a cool $3.74 million after taking out her maiden grand slam at a tournament where she'd never passed the second round in her five previous visits.
Barty's maiden grand slam victory rockets the 23-year-old to No.2 in the world and franks her name as one of the early favourites to land tennis's greatest prize at Wimbledon next month.
Her new ranking will be the highest by an Australian woman since Goolagong Cawley reached top spot in 1976, and she follows her idol's footsteps by becoming the second Indigenous ARead More – Source
