Ashleigh Barty ends home drought with historic Australian Open title after win over Danielle Collins in final
Ash Barty stormed to the Australian Open title after beating Danielle Collins in straight sets, 6-3 7-6(2), to become the first home singles champion at the Grand Slam for 44 years. The top seed ended the drought for an Australian singles champion at Melbourne Park going back to Christine O'Neil in 1978 to emulate her compatriot in style on Rod Laver Arena. Ad/> Remarkably, the world No.


