Ash Barty is the first Australian woman to win Wimbledon since Evonne Goolagong in 1980. Everything came so easily for Ash Barty at the start of the Wimbledon final. Barty is the first Australian woman to win Wimbledon since Evonne Goolagong in 1980. Barty, 25, was the Wimbledon junior champion a decade ago, then left the tennis tour for nearly two years in 2014 because of burnout. The key stat probably was this: Barty won 22 of 31 points that lasted nine strokes or more.

Source: Stuff July 10, 2021 18:00 UTC