Within minutes, the 23-year-old, a teenage prodigy turned cricketer and turned back into a tennis player again, was busy trying to share the glory with those she feels have helped her along the way. She may be a grand slam champion for the first time, but as far as she is concerned, it has been a team effort. Barty and Vondroušová were both appearing in their first grand slam final but while the Czech failed to produce her best, Barty was close to perfect in her execution of her game. “I think the pathways and progress we’ve made for Indigenous youth in Australia has been incredible,” she said. But tennis is now becoming a nationwide sport for Indigenous youth.

Source: The Guardian June 08, 2019 23:03 UTC