Ashleigh Barty looks to have perfect platform for more Grand Slam titles after Australian Open, but who could rival her?

It is often said that one of the keys to being a great champion is not to get too swept away by the highs or too beaten up by the lows. To maintain a consistent level and not let emotions take over too much. Ashleigh Barty appears to have that nailed to perfection.

Ad/> There were emotions on show after Barty won her first Australian Open title on Saturday; screams of delight and shouts towards her box after she clinched match point against Danielle Collins. But the celebrations after? “Pretty quiet actually,” said Barty the next day. Australian OpenHow Nadal, Barty et al electrified the Aus Open — just when tennis needed it mostYESTERDAY AT 09:01 And as for any grandiose thoughts that a third Grand Slam title puts Barty among the greats of the game? “I'm not worthy of being mentioned with the champions of our sport, Roger, Novak, Rafa, Serena,” Barty told WTA Insider on Monday.

“Like, I don't belong with them. They have created a legacy in this sport. I'm still learning.

I'm still refining my craft. I'm just trying to learn on the fly, week in, week out with the people that are around me.” Learning on the fly. How many multiple Grand Slam champions would say that about themselves? How Barty, Nadal electrified 2022 Australian Open What's next on tennis calendar in February? One wonders how many more Grand Slam titles Barty would need to win before she would be happy to talk up her achievements, or place herself alongside the likes of ‘Roger, Novak, Rafa and Serena’.

She is, in fact, already in that group as one of only five active players to win a major on all three surfaces. It’s hard to imagine right now that Barty won’t win more. She won her third without dropping a set.