Probably next to no one saw it, but Ash Barty winning the Australian Open in the middle of the night turned into a pretty great sports moment before it was over.
It had been 43 years since an Australian had won the title and the crowd was primed for it.
Barty has won Wimbledon and the French Open, and been number one for close to 100 weeks, so she’s a big time player and won this title without losing a set during the fortnite.
They surprised her by bringing out Evonne Goolagong to give her the trophy, and the sight of Cathy Freeman trying so hard to snap a picture of the two of them together might have caused some bawling among those who had recently been exposed to onions.
Ashleigh Barty's one of the really good people on this earth, and when people like that get to win, it's what makes us love sports.
It had been 43 years since an Australian had won the title and the crowd was primed for it.
Barty has won Wimbledon and the French Open, and been number one for close to 100 weeks, so she’s a big time player and won this title without losing a set during the fortnite.
They surprised her by bringing out Evonne Goolagong to give her the trophy, and the sight of Cathy Freeman trying so hard to snap a picture of the two of them together might have caused some bawling among those who had recently been exposed to onions.
Ashleigh Barty's one of the really good people on this earth, and when people like that get to win, it's what makes us love sports.
