Tag: Ashleigh Barty

Ashleigh Barty’s retirement probably cost Tennis Australia millions according to reports

A foxsports.com.au report on Saturday claimed that TA was planning to use Barty's popularity for their good, "potentially looking at an unprecedented TV rights deal worth up to AUD500 million over five years for the Aussie summer of tennis".

April 16, 2022

Osaka can overcome her problems at US Open: Navratilova

The 64-year-old Prague-born player, who won a total of 59 Grand Slam titles -- 18 singles, 31 doubles and 10 mixed doubles and won the US Open singles title four times

August 28, 2021

World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty set for Cincinnati event

French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova will play her first-round match against San Jose finalist Daria Kasatkina of Russia

August 14, 2021

Australian Open: Rafael Nadal, Ashleigh Barty through to next round; Sofia Kenin bows out

20-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal beat Malaysian qualifier Michael Mmoh in straight sets 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 to ease into the third round.

February 12, 2021

Difficult to train with the same intensity during lockdown: Ashleigh Barty

Ashleigh Barty would have been in the thick of her preparations to defend her French Open crown at this time of the year but it has been cancelled.

April 25, 2020

Ashleigh Barty, Novak Djokovic remain on top in tennis rankings

In the latest WTA rankings released on Monday, Barty has a best of 8,717 points and is followed by Romania's Simona Halep on 6,076 points.

March 3, 2020

Ashleigh Barty sets up Qatar semifinal clash with Petra Kvitova

Barty saw off Spain's Garbine Muguruza 6-1, 6-7 (4/7), 6-2 in her quarter-final in windy and chilly conditions in Doha.

February 28, 2020

Australian Open 2020: World number 1 Ashleigh Barty ousted in semis by Sofia Kenin

Ashleigh Barty, who was looking to become the first Australian woman in 40 years to reach the final, lost 6-7(8), 5-7 to Sofia Kenin in the semifinal. 

January 30, 2020

Australian Open 2020: Ashleigh Barty defeats Petra Kvitova in straight sets to reach semis

The victory is also being seen as successful revenge for the 23-year-old  Australian.

January 28, 2020

Australian Open 2020: Wolrd No 1 Ashleigh Barty overcomes three-setter for QF berth

In terms of the numbers, the Australian Open fourth-round match was fought on equal footing with Barty winning 72 points in comparison to Riske's 70.

January 26, 2020

Ashleigh Barty fights to title victory at Adelaide International

The last Australian woman to win a home title was Jarmila Wolfe in 2011 at Hobart. Barty called her victory "a great start to the year".

January 18, 2020

Ashleigh Barty to give Brisbane winnings to Australia bushfire victims

Barty decided to do more and will give her Brisbane winnings -- potentially USD 250,000 -- to the Red Cross.

January 5, 2020

Ashleigh Barty gets tough draw in her home Brisbane tournament

Defending Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka, who is on the other side of the draw, has a first-round match against Maria Sakkari.

January 4, 2020

Venus Williams pulls out of Brisbane International

The American veteran said she still hoped to play at the Adelaide International later this month ahead of the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year.

January 1, 2020

Ashleigh Barty named WTA Player of the Year

Barty became the first Australian to be named WTA world number 1 since Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1976.

December 12, 2019

Naomi Osaka pulled out of WTA Finals Shenzhen due to injury

World No 3 Osaka finishes the season by winning 11 consecutive matches as she has remained undefeated since the US Open.

October 29, 2019

Osaka powers past Barty to win China Open women’s title

Osaka came into the final on a nine-match winning streak stretching back to Toray Pan Pacific Open last month, winning four of her five matches here in Beijing in straight sets.

October 7, 2019