Ash Barty: The next great dominator of women's tennis?
Ash Barty celebrated her third Grand Slam title win at the Australian Open. Will (several) more follow soon?
by Michael Rothschädl
last edit: Feb 03, 2022, 05:01 pm
For five matches, it was an almost crazy dominance that Ash Barty - the first Australian home win at the Australian Open in 44 years - showed in Melbourne. The current world No.
It was the third Grand Slam triumph for Barty, who has been at the top of the WTA World Rankings since September 9, 2019. Only the third? Indeed, given the dominance the Australian displayed in her Down Under triumph, that number seems astounding. Especially since the safe, constant game of the 25-year-old should guarantee equally constant results. And the situation in the world rankings underpins the fact that Ash Barty had hardly grown any herb for two and a half years now.
Barty returns to the site of the first triumph
More Grand Slam titles for the 25-year-old will follow soon, according to Chris Evert after Barty's home win. According to the American, the Career Grand Slam - i.e. winning all four major tournaments in one's career at least once - is at best realistic for Ash Barty, after the lady from Ipswich has played in three of the four largest tournaments in tennis to date -Calendar was successful.
Including the French Open, which is the next Grand Slam event on the program. The tournament where Barty had her first major triumph. And the tournament in which the Australian will also go to work in 2022 as the big hunted. So in Paris, the Australian's title account could see a particularly prominent addition next time. If Barty can prove once again that she is currently the great dominator of women's tennis.