MIAMI — Ashleigh Barty had 15 aces and became the 33rd different player to win a title in as many ATP and WTA tournaments this year when she beat Karolina Pliskova 7-6 (1), 6-3 on Saturday in the final of the Miami Open. The 22-year-old Australian, who was seeded 12th, won her fourth title and the biggest of her career. Barty won with a dominating serve and wide variety of shots from the baseline, repeatedly extending rallies with scrambling defence. Barty became the fifth different Miami Open women’s champion in the past five years, and she’s the 14th different WTA titlist in 2019. Barty won the Wimbledon girls’ title in 2011 at age 15, but gave up tennis to play professional cricket in Brisbane.

Source: National Post March 30, 2019 20:20 UTC