Ash Barty claims maiden grand slam title with doubles victory

  • Australian pairs with CoCo Vandeweghe for win
  • ‘We’ve done a hell of a lot of work,’ says Barty

Ashleigh Barty will be hoping Sam Stosur’s wise words of wisdom ring true. The US Open champion of 2011 suggested success in doubles could only help her career moving forward. It worked for Stosur, so why not for her fellow Queenslander?

Phase one of a push for major tennis honours was completed here, a women’s doubles win for a first grand slam title which will go some way to banishing the upset for Barty of losing her last three major finals with Casey Dellacqua.

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