Ashleigh Barty - "It's scary"
Ashleigh Barty has crowned the best year of her career by winning the WTA Finals. In a podcast with the WTA, the Australian explained her goals.
by tennisnet.com
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Nov 06, 2019, 12:50 pm
Ashleigh Barty can still win a title this year, the Fed Cup final will be held in Perth next weekend, while guests in Perth will be joined by Kristina Mladenovic and Caroline Garcia from France. The Australians are probably easy to favor, Ashleigh Barty thank. However, the test in the traditional team competition can also be the first test of the tasks to be tackled for the world ranking leader in early 2020: the Australian summer with the highlight at the first Grand Slam tournament in Melbourne.
There was at the beginning of the recent season in the quarterfinals against Petra Kvitova conclusion. No shame, the two-time Wimbledon winner from the Czech Republic narrowly failed in the final only to Naomi Osaka. Australians are by no means blessed with home wins in Melbourne, Christine O'Neill's 1978 women's last to date.
Barty is expecting a unique summer
Quite a lot of pressure on Ashleigh Barty. "I'm in a unique position right now," said Barty after the final win over Elina Svitolina in a podcast with the WTA. "I think it's incredibly scary, but exciting too. I have worked all my life to get to that point and say what it feels like. Every day brings new challenges. And also new, exciting things. "
For her, the next three or four months at home in Australia would be something very special. "I believe the summer of 2020 in Australia will be something I've never experienced in my life. This will be completely new to me. "