Published: January 14, 2019
- Barty beats Luksika Kumkum 6-2, 6-2 in first round
- Alex de Minaur cruises past Pedro Sousa 6-4, 7-5, 6-4
There has not been a home winner of the Australian Open, women or men, since Chris O’Neil lifted the title in 1978. The pressure and the expectations have been too much for some of the best in the sport, from Lleyton Hewitt to Pat Rafter. In Ash Barty, though, Australia has someone who seems totally unfazed by anything.
Not by being her country’s best player or by people talking her up as a possible champion, a big shout considering she has yet to make it past the fourth round of a grand slam, and past round three here in Melbourne. And not by her late arrival in the city after she reached the final of the warm-up event in Sydney.
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