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Why is Ash Barty making history at the Australian Open a national achievement?

Ash Barty poses for a photograph with the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup a day after winning the Women’s singles final of the Australian Open, Sunday 30 January 2022.

Ash Barty beat Danielle Collins to claim the Australian Open singles title on Saturday night. Source: AAP

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Ash Barty has ended a 44-year drought, pulling off a stunning Australian Open victory becoming the second Indigenous player to win the tournament and elevating the 25-year-old to the pantheon of all-time greats.

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