Ashleigh Barty won the first Grand Slam title of his career by becoming the French Open champion.
Throughout her career so far, there are several facts about the tennis player who beat Marketa Vondrousova in the final of the 2019 French Open season, which he often missed.
After the 2014 US Open, the Australian national announced that he would be taking a break from professional tennis and playing cricket. This he chose after he began to feel the impact that affected him after making so many trips at a relatively young age.
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However, the Australian Open 2020 semi-finalists finally returned to tennis in the 2016 season. The following season that she won the first WTA tournament title of her career at the Malaysia Open which helped her break into the top 100. After going through a fairly successful season, he ended the season ranked 17th in the world.
Recently, the world number 1 revealed that she has a chance to take part in the doubles of the first Grand Slam in the 2021 season. She could join forces with the semifinalist of the US Open for the 2020 season, Jennifer Brady. Recently, he expressed with pleasure that he wants to participate in the Australian Open for the 2021 season.
“Just thinking about the Australian Open for the 2021 season makes me smile. I can’t help but smile. I have fond memories there and I feel I am at home. It’s been great to have so much love and support for what I’m doing and even though next season’s edition will be different, we’ll just wait and see. But I definitely can’t wait to get back there,” said Ashleigh Barty.
The 2019 WTA Finals Champion has been ranked No.1 in the world since September 2019. He has also made remarkable achievements in doubles, including being ranked 5th in the world doubles rankings.
The Australian national even won the Grand Slam doubles title in the 2018 season when he partnered Coco Vandeweghe at the US Open. He has also played three other Grand Slam doubles finals (Australian Open and Wimbledon season 2013 and French Open season 2017).
Audiences in Australia will certainly be cheering on their favorite player Barty when they play at the Australian Open for the 2021 season which starts on February 8.
