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Tuesday 25 June 2019

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Australia’s Ashleigh Barty
celebrates a point against
Czech Republic’s Barbora
Strycova during their semi-
finals Birmingham Classic
tennis match at Edgbaston
Priory Club, Birmingham,
England, Saturday, June 22,
2019.
Associated Press
Analysis:

New No. 1

Barty’s

rapid rise

could be

just a start

By HOWARD FENDRICH
AP Tennis Writer
Ash Barty never had been
ranked inside the WTA’s
top 10 until April. As of
Monday, she is No. 1.
The 23-year-old Australian
never had been as far as
the quarterfinals at any
Grand Slam tournament
until January. As of this
month, she is the French
Open champion — and U.S. survives Spain at Women’s
as of next week, she’ll be
among the favorites to win World Cup thanks to penalties
Wimbledon.
“It’s been a whirlwind few
weeks for me,” Barty said.
“A whirlwind year.”
Sure has. Given the skills
and all-court capabil- United States’ Megan Rapinoe, front, celebrates with
ity she’s displayed, along
with the strong head on teammates after scoring the opening goal from a penalty
her shoulders thanks in part spot during the Women’s World Cup round of 16 soccer
to a hiatus from the tennis match between Spain and US at the Stade Auguste-
tour while playing profes- Delaune in Reims, France, Monday, June 24, 2019.
sional cricket, there is little
reason to think this rapid Associated Press
rise will be anything but the Page 19
start of a long run for Barty.

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