'It's unbelievable': Barty celebrates French Open title win

Ash Barty wins Roland Garros 2019 Source: AP

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The victory lifts Ashleigh Barty to number two in the world with the 23-year-old also becoming the first Indigenous Australian to win a Grand Slam singles title since Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1971.

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'It's unbelievable': Barty celebrates French Open title win

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The victory lifts Ashleigh Barty to number two in the world with the 23-year-old also becoming the first Indigenous Australian to win a Grand Slam singles title since Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1971.

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