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Ash Barty claims world No. 1 women's tennis player spot

Incredible news for the Aussie sports star - by Nadia Elshawarby
  • 24 Jun 2019

Ash Barty’s childhood dream has come true as she is officially named the number one in women’s world tennis.

Ash Barty claims world No. 1 women's tennis player spot

The news comes just weeks after the Australian sports star clinched her first grand slam singles win at the French Open in Paris.

The 25-year-old is now ahead of former world number one, Japan’s Naomi Osaka after defeating Julia Goerges in straight sets at the final of the Nature Valley Classic in Birmingham yesterday.

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Barty is only the second Australian female tennis player in history to hold the number one spot, following Goolagong Cawley in 1976.

One of Australia’s biggest stars, Russell Crowe, took to Twitter to congratulate Barty.

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Nadia Elshawarby
Nadia is a writer for WHO.com.au

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