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hipages.com.au 04 NEWS MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2019 HERALDSUN.COM.AU QUIET PARTY AS REALITY SINKS IN 1996 2016 Born in Ipswich, Queensland Barty returns to but WITH BIG suffers an arm injury SISTER ALI Barty marks win with 2011 Wins junior Wimbledon months later steaks, beers and team championship aged 15 2017 Claims her first WTA singles 2013 title at the WITH barely any sleep, Ash LEO SCHLINK Finalist in three doubles Barty has returned to the scene grand slams with 2018 of her greatest triumph to demands of the tour, the for- countrywoman Wins US Open women’s savour French Open glory. mer prodigy ventured into doubles alongside American Drawing gasps from specta- cricket and immediately CoCo Vandeweghe tors as she posed in front of starred. 2014 Roland Garros’s distinctive red She said that decision was Switches to cricket, playing 2019 clay photo wall, Barty grinned pivotal to her climb to No.2 in for Brisbane Heat in the Wins first gram slam singles broadly as the world’s media the world after returning to Women’s Big Bash League title at Roland Garros clamoured for time with the tennis three years ago ranked sport’s new queen. No.623. Wearing a black cocktail “I never closed any doors, dress, high-heel shoes and car- saying, ‘I’m never playing ten- rying the Coupe Suzanne nis again’,” she said. Lenglen, Barty said she was “I needed time to step away, only now starting to believe to live a normal life, because she had won a major. this tennis life certainly isn’t “It’s now starting to sink in normal. I needed time to grow and it will stay in my mind for- as a person, to mature. ever,” she said. “I left all of my options Barty, 23, returned to her open. It was just a natural pro- Boulogne Billancourt hotel gression for me coming back about 2am, having celebrated to tennis. her groundbreaking victory in “I was still involved in ten- typically casual style. nis every single day, working Hours after sweeping to with Jim (Joyce), my coach. immortality, Barty We were coaching every day. and six of her closest allies rev- “I was still hitting balls. elled in the Queenslander’s “Certainly, it’s always been amazing rise at an Italian res- a big part of my life. Tennis will taurant near Roland Garros. always be a big part of my life.” “It was a great evening, just Barty said while she had en- those closest to me,” she said. joyed playing cricket for the “Beers, steaks, pasta. No Brisbane Heat, she missed “the speeches, just fun.” one-on-one battle, the ebbs Still coming to terms with and the flows, the emotions her feat, Barty paid tribute to you get from winning and los- her team led by coach Craig ing (tennis) matches”. Tyzzer, manager Nikki Mathi- “They are so unique and as, Andrew Roberts, Melanie you can only get them when Omizzolo, Mark Taylor and you’re playing (tennis),” Darren McMurtrie. she said. The new world No.2 re- Barty said her celebrations turned to Court Philippe- were for “for myself and my Chatrier for the traditional team”. “I’m not the only person champion’s photo after grab- out here. I have an extraord- bing only a few hours’ sleep inary group of people around following the biggest day of her me,” she said. career. Now one of the favourites She is due to fly out of to win Wimbledon next today to reunite with her par- month, Barty says her 21 ents, Rob and Josie, who are months away from tennis de- visiting relatives in . livered “a new perspective After a day or two off — in- in my life and in my cluding a round of golf at the career”. famed Belfry course — Barty “It’s brought this new will start preparations for the belief, and this feeling British grass-court season. of belonging at the And she will soon catch up very top level,” PLAYING BIG with her partner and emerging she said. BASH FOR THE golfer, Gary Kissick. “I know when I HEAT Barty’s achievement to end play my best ten- ’s 46-year title nis, I can match it drought at Roland Garros is against the even more remarkable for the world’s best.” fact she walked away from ten- leo.schlink@ WITH IN 2010 nis in 2014. Worn down by the news.com.au GOOLAGONG CAWLEY HAILS ‘JOY TO WATCH’ TENNIS legend Evonne Aboriginal has won at the movement and power. It was people on the border between Goolagong Cawley says French,” Goolagong Cawley there for all to marvel at in Victoria and New South fellow indigenous athlete Ash said yesterday. Paris. She is a joy to watch.” Wales. She considers herself Barty’s first grand slam “I’m almost scared to say Goolagong Cawley has an indigenous athlete and has singles title at the French it, but it’s now 48 years ago I become a mentor and friend said “my heritage is really Open was “a joy to watch”. won my first slam there, too. to Barty, exchanging texts, important to me”. Goolagong Cawley won “ and phone calls and having get- Barty will rise to No.2 in the French Open in 1971, the lovers of tennis here and togethers when Barty is back the WTA rankings, the first of her seven grand slam around the world will be in Australia. highest for an Australian singles tennis titles. delighted by the natural skills Through a great- woman since Goolagong “What a wonderful result and flair Ash possesses. Now grandmother on her father Cawley, who is a member of for Australia and how they have developed into a Robert’s side, Barty is the Wiradjuri people, was PARENTS JOSIE AND ROBERT WITH BARTY AT 15 exciting that another beautiful game full of artistry, descended from the Ngarigo No.1 in April 1976.

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IN an age of snarling, LEO SCHLINK Barty’s current coach, racquet-smashing brats, Ash Craig Tyzzer, lives by the Barty always craved a return were dominant and that I same “work hard, keep it to a tennis era of gracefulness looked up to. simple” creed. and style. “In particular, that was “She has real Aussie spirit, And with French Open Evonne (Goolagong Cawley). you go out there and do your victory, the amiable 23-year- When I got a little bit older, I best and look your opponent old proved there’s a place for began to realise what she in the eye and shake hands at modest champions. achieved and just how the end of the day,” the As Australians celebrated remarkable that was. Victorian said. Barty’s Roland Garros “But there are so many “She’s humble, she’s hard triumph, many pointed to the players, so many amazing working, she’s all those Queenslander’s unflappable players, gracious players that things, and that is Aussie grit on-court demeanour as a come on and have this style and determination.” contrast to that of Nick and this flair that I always As Barty described her Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic. tried to emulate a little bit move to leave tennis in 2014 For Barty, winning — and when I was a kid. to take a break as the right losing — stylishly was always “But my coach (Jim Joyce) decision at the time, Tyzzer important. always used to bring me back agreed French Open success “When I started playing and say: ‘We’re creating our would not have been possible tennis, I tried to build a style.’ without the sabbatical. unique style. I tried to build “That’s probably one of “She has grown in that my own style,” she said. the most magical things time, and she will keep “There were players that that’s happened to me.” growing,” Tyzzer said.

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Australia’s Ash Barty volleys against Czech Hawkins Marketa Vondrousova on her way to French Open glory yesterday. in for Picture: AFP the long haul JON RALPH

ALL-AUSTRALIAN contender NN Tom Hawkins is determined to REPORTS, PICTURES PAGES 54-55 play well into his 30s. PLUS NN HERO POSTER INSIDE Hawkins is in scintillating form at the halfway mark of the season with five consecu- tive bags of four goals and 15.1 French Open champ from his past 16 set shots. At one stage, his career seemed certain to be cut short because of a debilitating back Barty has weapons injury. But the Geelong spear- head said yesterday he felt he could play past his five-year to win Wimbledon contract, which expires at the end of next season. Hawkins, 31 next month, said an intensive program retraining muscles in his back after years of misuse had allowed him to play at his best. “I started doing it in the middle of my off-season and it didn’t pay off until a few weeks before the start of the season, but, once your body feels confident, your mind does as well,’’ Hawkins said. GRASS “I feel really confident in what I am doing. I do a lot of work on my body. When you FRENCH OPEN FINAL get to 30, you need to spend more time working at it. “I feel physically really 6-1 6-3 good, mentally really good. “I have no reason in my A Barty (Aus) d mind why I can’t play for M Vondrousova (Cze) another two or three years. I know when you get to 30 it ACT gets harder.” Much has been made of Geelong’s exceptional accu- MR INVISIBLE AUSSIES IN ACTION racy — Hawkins has kicked 22.4 since Round 7 — but he MAKES HIS AT TWO WORLD CUPS revealed he took few set shots PAGE 52 GO TO NN HERALDSUN.COM.AU at goal at training. MARK CONTINUED PAGE 55

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LEO SCHLINK PARIS Ash Barty ASH Barty has the weaponry dominates with and versatility to span the her at greatest divide in grand slam Roland Garros tennis — the gap between the and (right) French Open clay and Wim- celebrates her bledon grass. French Open Australian strategy analyst triumph. Pictures: Craig O’Shannessy, who GETTY IMAGES works for and the ATP Tour, has crunched Barty’s numbers from Roland Garros and says the Queenslander can repeat PERFECT FIT at Wimbledon from July 1. “The numbers behind Ash Barty’s successful Roland Gar- FOR GRASS ros campaign bode very well Barty’s French figures for the upcoming grasscourt season,” O’Shannessy said. RALLY LENGTH “Barty didn’t grind on the clay. She forged her biggest especially the slice, was to 0-4 shots: statistical advantage over frustrate opponents and make 326 pts won / 252 lost +74 opponents at the beginning of them over-hit,” he said. the points, which is exactly “The is all about 5-8 shots: what she will be looking to giving them nothing and 123 won / 96 lost +27 replicate at Wimbledon.” making them lose their minds. 9+ shots: O’Shannessy pointed to “The role of her forehand is 56 won / 41 lost +15 statistics that showed how to finish points out wide with successful Barty was by keep- depth, power and spin.” ing points short. O’Shannessy said Barty’s “Barty created her biggest balance of net and baseline advantage in the 0-4 shot rally points was an ideal mix that 93 length over opponents — in a she would try to replicate on winners segment of the rally where she the All England Club grass- only hit the ball a maximum of courts. two times,” O’Shannessy said. “Barty hit the most aces at 60 “This is a perfect primer for Roland Garros this year with forced errors Wimbledon. Barty seized the 38, while only committing 15 title in Paris by playing a very double faults,” he said. aggressive game style. “As a comparison, finalist 78 “Around two points out of Marketa Vondrousova hit just unforced errors every three she played were a nine aces for the tournament maximum of just two shots. while double-faulting 25 times. DON’T “This is the ideal game style “Barty’s big is going to to achieve Wimbledon glory as be a huge asset at Wimbledon 15 MISS YOUR well.” in a few weeks. She won 81 per winners FRENCH OPEN O’Shannessy said Barty cent (59 of 73) of her service CHAMPION 2019 SOUVENIR ROUND 1 used “an extremely forehand- games for the tournament — d (US) 6-3 6-3 ROUND 2 d (US) dominated strategy” in the far superior than the tourna- 7-5 6-1 64 ROUND 3 d (Ger) POSTER French Open, hitting 93 ment average of 63 per cent. forced errors 6-3 6-1 ROUND 4 d (US) 6-3 3-6 6-0 forehand winners and just 15 “She’s going to be a factor at QUARTER-FINAL d (US) 6-3 7-5 SEMI-FINAL backhand winners. Wimbledon.” d (US) INSIDE 6-7 (4-7) 6-3 6-3

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PETRA KVITOVA Congratulations @ashbarty on your incredible and well deserved victory Congratulations @ashbar96 @rolandgarros grand slam champion has a nice ring to it... Congratulations @ashbar96 - I am so proud of you champion. TRENT COTCHIN @ashbar96 you are an absolute star! Humble champion, huge congratulations to you!! Very proud SAM STOSUR Massive CONGRATULATIONS to @ashbar96 on your incredible win! So happy and proud of you!! Always knew you would achieve this incredible success! You have such a gift and determination and now the trophy to show for it all!!! Bowling ’em over PARTY COMES FIRST ASH Barty will “wipe the LEO SCHLINK Fantastic display of clay FOR Ash Barty, the French LEO SCHLINK slate clean” after a few days court finesse and power Open was all about perfection off before zeroing in on “Obviously I love the under pressure in windy and “stars aligning”. After the match, Barty paid Wimbledon. grasscourt season. I’m conditions from But the Herald Sun can re- tribute to her former Heat The French Open excited to play over this @ashbar96. Well done! veal how cricket played a cru- teammates, saying her sabbati- champion is determined to next month in the UK. cial role in the Queenslander’s cal from tennis — which lasted celebrate and rest after her “And hopefully I can epic climb to grand slam glory. from 2014 until early 2016 — breakthrough Roland bring some really good level Congrats @ashbar96 As Novak Djokovic and “truly was an amazing period Garros success, conceding of tennis again to nothing changed, you scuttled back of my life”. she is now the hunted potentially give myself a were dominating juniors to the locker-room as rain “I met an amazing group of rather than the hunter. chance to go deep in a and now winning slams. swept over Roland Garros to people who couldn’t care less “Yeah, it’s going to be major again.” delay their semi-final, Barty whether I could hit a tennis interesting,” she said of Her coach, Craig Tyzzer, CASEY DELLACQUA and her support team played ball or not,” she said. her new-found status as said Barty would not change I AM SO PROUD OF YOU. cricket in the gymnasium as “They accepted me, and grand slam winner and because of major success. To me you are a champion they waited to go on court for they got to know Ash Barty. WATCH NOW world No.2. “She’ll keep her feet regardless whether you the final. “I got an amazing amount “Wimbledon is a long definitely on the ground,” won grand slam or not, but Bowling to her coach Craig of messages over the last way away (July 1), and I he said. bloody hell your (sic) a Tyzzer, former Brisbane Heat couple of days from those have to be able to celebrate “She never gets ahead of fricken grand slam all-rounder Barty was the cricket girls, who were some of HOWZAT this with my team, take a herself, never gets her head champion. picture of serenity. And her my best friends. FOR BEATING few days off, and make sure too big. laid-back mindset allowed her “They are truly an incred- I get my body and mind “We’ve got no egos. We to ease to a 6-1 6-3 victory yes- ible group of girls that I know RAIN DELAY right so that when I come don’t worry about stuff Congratulations @ashbar96 so happy for terday against Czech Marketa I’ll have a relationship with for HERALDSUN.COM.AU out to play my next other than Ash. Vondrousova in the final. the rest of my life.” tournament I’m ready to go. “She’ll be fine.” you! TEAGUE’S ROLE MODEL Daisy worked fast for recall TOM IN FOR INTERIM Carlton coach TIM MICHELL David Teague says his style DALE Thomas says he has JON RALPH Thomas said he was thrilled LONG HAUL has been heavily influenced “He was probably the most only himself to blame for his to hit 250 games, admitting the FROM BACK PAGE by the late Phil Walsh. influential on my coaching charity night incident and first thing Tuesday,” Thomas “boy from Drouin” would have Teague was an assistant career.” pleaded his case for selection told K rock radio. been happy with 50 games. “I actually approached coach at Adelaide during Teague said he was to David Teague the morning “My situation wasn’t ideal, Thomas was one of Colling- Gary Rohan at training on Walsh’s tenure and credited determined to put his own after he was made Carlton but there was still a bit of noise wood’s best players in its two the track and picked his brain him as the most influential stamp on Carlton. interim coach. about it and external factors 2010 Grand Final contests but, on what he does so well with person in his coaching “I have had a long journey After a turbulent career, and I wasn’t sure what his take after leaving for Carlton with his kicking routine,’’ career. at different clubs under some Thomas is set to play his 250th was on it and how it might ankle injuries, became one of Hawkins said. The 38-year-old said he really good coaches, from game on Saturday night have affected him. I said, footy’s most maligned players. “He has some simple cues had also leaned on John when I played until now,” he against the Western Bulldogs. ‘What are your thoughts?’ Having voided the last year he has helped me adopt and I Worsfold for advice after the said on Channel 9. Thomas said, despite turn- “He said, ‘No, it’s a club of a lucrative contract, he has feel like it’s working and my current Essendon coach “You’re always looking ing 32 in a fortnight, he had thing. The boys gave you a played on under a series of confidence has grown. I came in to help the Crows and trying to draw the best plenty of good football left. week ban. From my of one-year deals and could be in reckon I would have 30 or 40 after Walsh’s death. bits out of it and you put it Thomas drank as many as view you served that.’ line for another if he can keep shots, but they are quality.” “Phil Walsh was probably together in the way you want. six glasses of wine on the Fri- “I went back into the twos up his solid form in defence. Hawkins is bewildered by the one I really looked up to “I’m pretty keen just to day night before the Round 10 and played a pretty handy “On a personal level it’s nice the booing of Cats champion the most in terms of the way coach my way.” Sunday match against St Kilda game and I am bloody thankful to put these last couple of Ablett and urged fans to he went about it,” Teague Teague said he had no and was dropped for the he picked me (for Saturday’s weeks behind me,” Thomas enjoy his greatness. “In our said. hesitation filling the interim Essendon game, which turned win against Brisbane Lions). said. “I have no one really to game we love champions of “I saw the way he did it role and was happy to let out to be Brendon Bolton’s last “I think I have a lot to add to blame for some of it, which is the game. I just think it’s and moulded a lot of the way others decide whether his match as coach. this team and a lot of good annoying, but onwards and unfair but hopefully we can I coached around him. position became permanent. “I went and saw Teaguey football ahead of me.” upwards.” put an end to it,” he said.

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