Ash Barty is looking to create history as the first Aussie to win an Australian Open women's singles title since 1978. Here's everything you need to know.
The player that stands in the way of Barty creating history on Australian soil is 27th seed American Danielle Collins.The 28-year-old from Florida is playing in her first grand slam final, having reached the semifinals of the Australian Open in 2019.
On her way to the final, Collins has dropped just two sets and seen off seventh seed Iga Świątek comfortably in the quarters, winning 6-4, 6-1.A two-time college champion, the American has only won two WTA singles titles in a decade on the professional tour. However, both those came last year — in Palermo, Italy, and San Jose, USA.That's her only singles victory over the Aussie. But she also pushed Barty to a third-set tiebreak in the semis in Adelaide the previous year.
But since then, only Wendy Turnbull has reached the women's final, in 1980, losing to Czech player Hana Mandlíková, who actually became an Australian citizen just a few years later.Anything can happen in a grand slam final, but Barty has been in incredible form throughout the tournament.It's rare to see Ash Barty play a two-handed backhand, as she prefers to use her slice to great effect.
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