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  1. www.bbc.com › sport › tennisWimbledon 2021: Ashleigh Barty beats Karolina Pliskova to win ...

    Jul 10, 2021 · By Sonia Oxley. Ashleigh Barty won her maiden Wimbledon title as she beat Karolina Pliskova in a nervy final to become the first Australian women's champion for 41 years. Barty won the first 14 ...

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  3. www.wimbledon.com › ashleigh_barty_finalAshleigh Barty: final - The Championships, Wimbledon ...

    Jul 10, 2021 · Q. You were saying how it was a childhood dream realized today to win the title. Was it particularly the Wimbledon singles title when you were growing up the one that was most special for you to win? ASHLEIGH BARTY: I think it was. I think for Australians, there is such a rich history here at Wimbledon.

  4. www.abc.net.au › news › 2021/07/12Ash Barty’s Wimbledon win is an historic moment for ...

    • Barty Breaks The Mould
    • A Naidoc-Week Victory
    • Sexism and Australian Sport
    • Uneven Playing Field

    Barty's success is a particularly significant one for First Nations Australians. She is one of only a handful of Indigenous women who are both sporting champions and household names — such as Goolagong Cawley, Cathy Freeman and fellow Olympic medallists Nova Peris and Sam Riley. Australia has always seemed to struggle with celebrating Indigenous sp...

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    Apart from the parallels with Goolagong Cawley's win, the timing is also special as it comes at the end of NAIDOC week. This year's theme has been "Heal Country". As Indigenous people continue to be marginalisedin so many areas of Australian life, Barty's success is all the more a powerful testament to her strength and talent. We know there are hig...

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    Sport is a significant part of our national identity, and we have a deep love for our sporting heroes. Yet for women in sport, we know the road is harder than for men. It wasn't that long ago that champion race horse Black Caviar was named Australian sportswoman of the yearby the Daily Telegraph. In my recent researchwith female AFL players, women ...

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    So while we celebrate #YesAsh and enjoy the #BartyParty, we must also be honest about the realities for women in sport, and in particular for Indigenous women in sport. For those of us who have enjoyed the pride and excitement of Barty's win, let's pledge to work harder on removing structural barriers to participation at grassroots and elite levels...

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  5. www.abc.net.au › news › 2021/07/11Ash Barty defeats Karolína Plíšková in three-set Wimbledon ...

    Jul 11, 2021 · The childhood dream has come true for Australia's Ash Barty, who claimed her maiden Wimbledon ladies' singles title with a 6-3, 6-7 (7/4), 6-3 victory over eighth-seeded Czech Karolína Plíšková.

  6. www.theguardian.com › sport › liveWimbledon 2021 women’s final: Barty beats Pliskova – as it ...

    Jul 10, 2021 · 10 Jul 2021 11.04 EDT. Ash Barty is Wimbledon champion! She defeats Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-3. Barty volleys brilliantly for 15-0 but then nets on the next point for 15-15. Pliskova ...

  7. www.abc.net.au › news › 2021/07/10Wimbledon final blog: Ash Barty wins Wimbledon final over ...

    Jul 10, 2021 · Ash Barty wins her first Wimbledon singles title. Look back at the action as it happened.

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  9. www.standard.co.uk › sport › tennisWimbledon 2021: Ashleigh Barty beats Karolina Pliskova to win ...

    Jul 10, 2021 · Barty won 6-3, 6-7, 6-3 in the final on Centre Court to become the first Australian women to win the Wimbledon title since her idol Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1980.