‘My face is everywhere’ — Ashleigh Barty feels the love at Australian Open
The world No 1 is bidding to become Australia’s first women’s singles champion in Melbourne since Chris O’Neil in 1978
19 January 2020 - 20:13
Melbourne — Ashleigh Barty is relishing the pressure at her home Australian Open — but joked on Sunday that she is sick of seeing pictures of herself everywhere.
The world No 1 is bidding to become Australia’s first women’s singles champion in Melbourne since Chris O’Neil in 1978. Expectations of the 23-year-old are huge and she has become the face of 2020’s first Grand Slam, her picture heavily featured on billboards around the city and in local newspapers...
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