Ash Barty’s historic Wimbledon victory has secured the 25-year-old’s place in the Australian sporting pantheon, with the world number one now on track to disrupt Serena Williams’ attempt at the all-time record for major singles titles.
Barty paid tribute to her mentor Evonne Goolagong Cawley, after a thrilling three-set win against Karolina Pliskova in the early hours of Sunday, Australian time.
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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com
