Ash Barty: World ‘s number one praises women’ s tennis talent ahead of Australian Open Tennis news

“You have to bring your best time and time again to compete with everyone and give yourself a chance to win big titles”; Ash Barty will play at Adelaide International as he accelerates preparations for the Australian Open, which starts in Melbourne on January 17th.

World number one Ash Barty is stepping up her preparations ahead of her home Grand Slam – the Australian Open.

World number one Ash Barty has praised the talent of women’s tennis for the fifth year in a row, with various players winning all the women’s Grand Slam tournaments.

In 2021, Barty herself was crowned Wimbledon champion – her second slam tournament in the French Open in 2019 – Naomi Osaka won the Australian Open, Barbora Krejcikova won Roland Garros and the UK revealed a new global superstar in Emma Raducanu with her stunning games. runs to the US Open championship.

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The new champion was also in the WTA final, where Garbine Muguruza won, and in the Tokyo Olympics, where Belinda Bencic won gold.

Prior to appearing at Adelaide International, one of Australia’s open tuning events, Barty said: “Every year there are new challengers no matter who is anywhere on the rankings.

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“Until 2021, there were certainly several breaking years, the girls really got up, were able to play really steady seasons, which is exciting to see the women in the game.

“The depth is really good and you have to bring in the best time after time so you can compete with everyone and give yourself a chance to win the big championships.”

Barty won Wimbledon for the first time in 2021 after winning three-year-old Karolina Pliskova in the final.

Barty also stressed the importance of playing in warm-up competitions like Adelaide early in the season, especially after the 25-year-old left the WTA Finals and the Billie Jean King Cup late last year. year.

“It’s a different beast. You just have to enjoy it and work through it for the first couple of weeks because you rarely play your best tennis right from the start,” Barty said.

“I’m looking forward to the challenge that starts here in Adelaide and I’m trying to find my career, and I really enjoy being on the field again.”

Barty has bid farewell to the second round of Adelaide International, where he will play the winner of the first round draw between 17-year-old Coco Gauff of the US and Ulrikke Eiker of Norway.

The Australian Open will start in Melbourne on 17 January.