Given strict Covid quarantine measures currently in Australia, Barty set off overseas in March and conceded she was unlikely to touch down on home turf again until the season had concluded.
“I have no idea when we'll be home,” Barty said in Rome. “We don't have a base. I think at the moment we're still flying by the wayside a little bit.
“It's been really nice to be busy. We've been jumping from tournament to tournament, playing plenty of matches. We've been invested in every single event. That's all you can do, is focus on the present.”
Fortunately for Barty, that focus had reaped a string of deep runs since leaving home shores.