Ash Barty beats Danielle Collins in Australian Open women's final
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No. 1-ranked Ashleigh Barty defeated Danielle Collins in the Australian Open women's final Saturday in Melbourne, 6-3, 7-6 (2), to become the first Australian to win the women's singles title since 1978. Barty, 25, didn't surrender a single set en route to the third Grand Slam title of her career.
In Saturday's championship, Barty won the first set over the American Collins in just 32 minutes but fought her way back from a 1-5 second set deficit to win in a tiebreaker.
Despite standing just 5-5, Barty is an excellent server and finished with 10 aces (compared to Collins' one ace in the match) and won 82% of her first serve points (compared to Collins' 63%). In the tiebreak, Barty won seven of nine points and struck a forehand passing shot winner for championship point.
