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Tennis: Kenin breaks Australian hearts by toppling Barty to reach final

Sudipto Ganguly, Reuters
Posted at Jan 30 02:48 PM

Sofia Kenin sent world No. 1 Ashleigh Barty spinning out of the Melbourne Park semifinals, 7-6(6) 7-5, on Thursday, crushing Australian hopes of a first home-grown champion at the Grand Slam in 42 years.   Read more »

Tennis: Pressure cranks up as Barty reaches first Australian Open semifinal

Peter Stebbings, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 28 04:08 PM

Ashleigh Barty said Tuesday that she prefers the quiet life but there is no chance of that after Australia's world number one reached the semi-finals of her home Grand Slam for the first time. Read more »

Tennis: Barty fights to title victory at Adelaide International

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 19 09:31 AM

Ashleigh Barty ended a nine-year Australian home title drought on Saturday with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska at the Adelaide International.  Read more »

Tennis: Barty still on top but gap narrows ahead of Australian Open

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 14 09:47 AM

Ashleigh Barty holds on to top spot in the WTA rankings released Monday but Karolina Pliskova has narrowed the gap heading into the Australian Open. Read more »

Tennis: Barty still on top but gap narrows ahead of Australia Open

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 13 07:31 PM

Ashley Barty holds on to top spot in the WTA rankings released Monday but Karolina Pliskova has narrowed the gap heading into the Australia Open. Read more »

Tennis: Barty not concerned despite first up loss

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 09 04:58 PM

Ashleigh Barty remains upbeat about her Australian Open preparations despite losing her opening match of the season at the Brisbane International on Thursday.   Read more »

Tennis: Top-ranked Barty 'extremely hungry' for Fed Cup final win

Martin PARRY, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 07 11:07 AM

Ashleigh Barty has enjoyed a career-changing season and is "extremely hungry" to end it on a high by steering Australia to their first Fed Cup in 45 years. Read more »

Tennis: Barty tops end-of-season women's ranking

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 05 10:39 AM

Ashleigh Barty of Australia tops the end of season women's tennis rankings released Monday, a day after her triumph in the WTA Finals in Shenzhen, China. Read more »

Tennis: Barty ends stellar season with WTA Finals win over Svitolina

Reuters
Posted at Nov 04 09:46 AM

Ashleigh Barty finished the season in style by beating defending champion Elina Svitolina 6-4 6-3 to add the WTA Finals title to her end-of-year world number one ranking on Sunday.   Read more »

Tennis: Barty faces Svitolina in WTA Final decider on 'terrible' court

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 03 09:35 AM

Ashleigh Barty overcame the hitting power of Karolina Pliskova to set up a mouth-watering WTA Finals decider against defending champion Elina Svitolina. Read more »

Tennis: Osaka beats Kvitova, Barty blasts Bencic in thrilling WTA Finals opener

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 28 10:13 AM

Naomi Osaka and Ashleigh Barty both won three-set matches at the WTA Finals Sunday in a grueling opening day of the $14 million round-robin tournament. Read more »

Tennis: Osaka savours Beijing title after US Open letdown

Peter STEBBINGS, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 07 10:33 AM

An emotional Naomi Osaka said that she had atoned for the disappointment of the US Open after beating world number one Ashleigh Barty in the China Open final on Sunday. Read more »

Tennis: Barty's number one spot under pressure from Pliskova

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 24 10:29 AM

Ashleigh Barty remains the world number one for another week, according to the latest WTA rankings released Monday, but the Australian faces a tough battle in Wuhan if she is to stay on top. Read more »

Tennis: Osaka, Halep advance while Barty beats Sharapova in Cincinnati

Bill Scott, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 15 10:10 AM

Naomi Osaka and Simona Halep battled to three-set triumphs Wednesday at the ATP and WTA Cincinnati Masters while top seed Ashleigh Barty ousted Maria Sharapova. Read more »

Tennis: Barty, Gauff, Pliskova exit Wimbledon as Serena coasts through

Pirate Irwin, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 09 10:26 AM

Ashleigh Barty's hopes of becoming the first Australian women's champion in nearly four decades were dashed on Monday, opening the way for Serena Williams to potentially equal the all-time Grand Slam haul. Read more »

Tennis: Barty seeks to end long Aussie drought with women's Wimbledon crown

Pirate Irwin, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 30 09:44 AM

Ashleigh Barty goes into Wimbledon buoyed, unlike her predecessor Naomi Osaka, by being world number one and with several of her major rivals struggling. Read more »

Tennis: Barty reaches WTA summit to complete remarkable rise

Reuters
Posted at Jun 24 10:23 AM

Ashleigh Barty will become the first Australian in 43 years to climb to the top of the WTA singles ranking after she won the Birmingham Classic grasscourt title on Sunday. Read more »

Tennis: Barty reaches Birmingham final to boost world No. 1 bid

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 23 10:12 AM

Ashleigh Barty is one win away from becoming the first Australian to be crowned women's world number one in 43 years after reaching the final of the WTA event in Birmingham on Saturday. Read more »

Something old, something new: Notes from the 2019 French Open

Exie Abola
Posted at Jun 16 09:55 AM

Rafa Nadal surprised no one by winning his 12th French Open title, and Ashleigh Barty emerged victorious from a pool of unlikely contenders. Here are some observations from Roland Garros. Read more »

Tennis: French Open triumph propels Barty to world no. 2

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 11 10:51 AM

Ashleigh Barty leaped six places to world number two in the WTA rankings released Monday after the Australian's surprise win at the French Open. Read more »