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Barty back to her best in Yarra Valley win
- By Peter Rowe
- . February 7, 2021
World No.1 Ash Barty is ready for the Australian Open after a dominating performer against the in-form Garbine Muguruza to win the final of the

Ruthless Muguruza set to meet Barty in final
- By Peter Rowe
- . February 6, 2021
Spain’s Garbine Muguruza clinically despatched No.8 seed Marketa Vondrousova 6-1, 6-0, in under an hour today at the Yarra Valley Classic to set up a

Hard road to victory for Serena: Australian Open women’s draw
- By Peter Rowe
- . February 6, 2021
If Serena Williams does win her 24th major in Melbourne this month then she will have done it the hard way, after this year’s draw

Tennis returns as Barty sees off Rogers’ challenge
- By Peter Rowe
- . February 5, 2021
Tennis returned to Melbourne Park today after a 24-hour covid-enforced break, as world no. 1 Ash Barty beat American Shelby Rogers to advance to the

Barty made to work for Yarra Valley victory
- By Peter Rowe
- . February 3, 2021
Ash Barty has more work to do if she is to be a major threat at the Australian Open after she struggled late on to

It’s fantastic to be back on court: Barty
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 29, 2021
World No.1 Ash Barty’s return to tennis didn’t go exactly to plan, but she took plenty of positives from her defeat to Simona Halep in

Barty, Williams, Kenin headline WTA 500 events in Melbourne
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 29, 2021
The draws for the Yarra Valley Classic and Gippsland Trophy, the two WTA 500 events leading into Australian Open 2021 have been released. World No.1 Ash Barty will

Lockdown no handicap for golf mad Barty
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 28, 2021
World No. 1 Ash Barty took to golf to keep her eye in during her absence from the WTA tour, lowering her handicap from 10

Barty enjoys quarantine-free build-up to AO
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 25, 2021
World No. 1 Ash Barty says she is enjoying her quarantine-free preparation for the Australian Open in Melbourne. “It’s very unique. It almost feels like

Barty has ‘no worries’ about AO expectations
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 23, 2021
Australian Ash Barty has told the ABC TV network in Australia she is not worried by the challenge of playing at the first Open of