Ash Barty returns

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

Ash Barty returns

Spectator · All-time great

Very good news indeed. Fine player and very sensible decisions re her career.

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Yes, just read the report. I'm happy she's back. More quality competition in the women's game is good. I'll be interested in how she does at Perth this week. I like the fact she has decided to work her way up and not use any PRs.

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

I can't see her on the Perth list. I wonder what the most recent is on her.

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

She's only playing doubles this week, with Jessica Moore, they've drawn Sally Peers & Barbora Stefkova in R1.

Spectator · All-time great

What a nightmare for the other players! You roll up to a 25K in Australia, hoping to pick up some decent points, and who's that over the net? Only a three time GS finalist. I'm very glad for Ms Barty, but I feel for her foes! Even rusty, she'd be formidable. And indeed, they're in the SFs.

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

And, they've duly made the, all Aussie, final, rather confirming Spectator's suspicions above. Formidable indeed!

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

And won the final. Well done to Ms. Barty, and, if she wishes to continue, I certainly hope to see her talent back on the bigger stages in due course.

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

After playing doubles in the Aussie events through March, Ash took 2 months off.
This week, she plays her first singles tournament in over 18 months at the Eastbourne $50K, waltzes through qualifying and thrashes (Ula, WR140) Radwanska in R1 proper, 6-3 6-0!
Not a bad return! Welcome back Ms. Barty. So good to see you again.

Just, please, don't go bashing any Brits in the rest of the week.

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Yes, I saw that Ashley was at Eastbourne. I'll be surprised if she doesn't win it. I've got a soft spot for her, she's not had an easy run.

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

She's just had a great run in Nottingham from getting into qualies just by being on site, to almost getting to the SF. She only lost to the top seed (WR 17) 7-6, 7-6.

It's interesting to see that her own fans don't want her to get a Wimby MD WC as it will put too much pressure on her. I wonder that's what we do to our players??

indiana · Tennis legend

Putting my more general feelings on Slam MD WCs aside ( honest ) I wouldn't have though she was in the running for a Wimbledon singles MD WC.

Great prospect before she took her time out, but was still not yet a top 100 singles player, her really big successes being in doubles.

Great to have her around again and certainly see what she can do with a Wimbledon Q WC

philwrig · Hall of fame

Having seen her play this week, she looks to have improved dramatically, but still seems a little mentally weak in the tight situations, she really should have won the 2nd set TB yesterday, but put in a couple of soft errors in towards the end. Looks to have put a lot of work in the gym.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

So being a bit bored because of covid-19 restrictions, Ash decides to enter the Brookwater Golf Club womens championship - and wins it, easy peasy

www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/sep/21/multi-talented-ash-barty-turns-to-golf-unsurprisingly-wins-club-championship