2019-06-08t161420z_1340709941_up1ef68193wog_rtrmadp_3_tennis-frenchopen.jpg Ashleigh Barty: "I played the perfect match today". Photo: ReutersAshleigh Barty, the Australian who ditched tennis to play professional cricket for a year, smashed Marketa Vondrousova for six to lift the French Open crown at Roland Garos. I played the perfect match today. In a match-up where guile and artistry always trumped power, Barty was simply smarter throughout. The victory lacked drama but lifts Barty to number two in the world - a feat last accomplished by an Australian woman in 1976 by Evonne Goolagong.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 08, 2019 20:03 UTC