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Snaps of Rafa striking 21
Ash Barty had a whole nation behind her as she resisted allcomers and the huge weight of expectation to win a Grand Slam title on home soil, the third of her career after Roland-Garros 2019 and Wimbledon 2021. In a league of her own throughout the fortnight, she ended her country’s 44-year wait for an Australian women’s singles winner, consolidating her status as the leading player on the women’s tour at this moment in time.