1978. That was the last time an Australian won a singles Grand Slam on home soil. Christine O’Neil was the victorious Aussie, besting American Betsy Nagel in two sets. Ash Barty made history in 2022, by repeating O’Neil’s success 44 years later.
Australian Open Victory
- Ash Barty won the 2022 Australian Open by defeating American Danielle Collins.
- She became the first Australian in 44 years to win a singles Grand Slam on home soil.
- Her Australian compatriots Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis were also victorious winning the Open’s men’s doubles.
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O’Neil was present in the stands, watching the new to-be victorious Australian likewise take on an American, the big hitting Danielle Collins. The twenty-seventh seed had faced Barty on four different occasions, managing one victory against the world number one.
The Grand Slam did seem like Barty’s to lose. The Australian was the dominant player of the tournament, conceding just twenty-one games during the past six matches. She entered the competition having won eleven of her past thirteen finals….
