It has been 44 years though since an Australian has won the home Grand Slam, with Christine O’Neil doing so on grass in Kooyong in 1978. Barty can make history this Saturday, with the Australian stating she is both excited and cognisant of the importance of the match.
Australian Open Women’s Singles Final
- World number one Ash Barty will take on twenty-seventh seed Danielle Collins.
- Barty is the first Australian in 42 years to reach the final.
- A win would mark a third Grand Slam for Barty, a first for Collins.
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Barty will meet Danielle Collins in this year’s women’s singles Grand Slam final with the 28-year old American entering this competition as the twenty-seventh seed. Both women confirmed their ticket for the final on Thursday, with Barty beating Madison Keys and Collins besting Iga Swiatek.
Prior to both women’s success this year, the semifinals of the competition was the furthest either woman had progressed at the Australian Open. Barty reached that stage of the competition in 2020 while Collins had done so a year earlier in 2019.
This year’s…
