As Daria Saville was posting her first win at major level in more than a year on Monday, a star who once carried Australian tennis could be spotted among the crowd at Roland Garros.
The “After Ash” era has begun and the first grand slam since her retirement in Paris proved a sobering affair for local hopefuls. Jordan Thompson was the last Australian man to reach the third round in Paris in 2019, the same year that Barty claimed her maiden grand slam title at Roland Garros. The grass is generally far greener for Australians when they cross the English Channel, though it is a stretch to suggest any of the current cohort will match Barty’s deed last year at Wimbledon.
“And you start doing the maths and you think, ‘If you can get one player into the top 100, that is the equivalent of probably having the best player in the league in Australia,’. I am not having a go at footy. Everyone knows that I love my footy. But in terms of how we perceive tennis players, it blows my mind.”
Probably still match fit, a wild card into Wimbledon wouldn't affect anyone's rankings and the chance if picking up a few $million must have some attraction.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Wimbledon to drop ‘Miss’ and ‘Mrs’ from women’s champions honour rollLast year’s men’s winner Novak Djokovic is “N Djokovic” — but the women’s winner, Australian champion Ashleigh Barty, is on the board as Miss A Barty. What is this world coming to? Seriously just leave it. It’s tradition. Hurrah! Women do not need to be defined by their marital status. Should have happened years ago.
Source: smh - 🏆 6. / 80 Read more »
Wimbledon to drop ‘Miss’ and ‘Mrs’ from women’s champions honour rollLast year’s men’s winner Novak Djokovic is “N. Djokovic” — but the women’s winner, Australian champion Ashleigh Barty, is on the board as “Miss A. Barty”. About bloody time. So archaic. The marital status of the men isn’t shown Sensible. Oh my goodness 🥺 this would is very sick 🤒 this decision is come from majority or minority people 🤔😑😐
Source: theage - 🏆 8. / 77 Read more »
Garden in need of a glow-up? These design experts can helpDo you suffer from Sudden Garden Syndrome? Fear not, there’s help available. gardeningaustralia garden gardening veggiepatch
Source: theage - 🏆 8. / 77 Read more »
Garden in need of a glow-up? These design experts can helpDo you suffer from Sudden Garden Syndrome? Fear not, there’s help available. Looks like an ads, smell like an ads, told like ads but where is the disclaimer?
Source: smh - 🏆 6. / 80 Read more »
Liberal Party to look at role of 'teal' independents and controversial preselections in post-election reviewJust days after its election defeat, the Liberal Party has announced the terms of its post-election review, focusing on the loss of seats to 'teal' independents, and problems in the preselection process. Do they think they should have a look a bit closer to home? How happy are you Australia got rid of scott josh Sick of hearing about the LNP. They lost, badly, and it was well overdue. Good riddance. More focus on the new Albanese Labor Government thanks, and leave the LNP coverage for when they’re all found guilty by a Federal ICAC. auspol
Source: abcnews - 🏆 5. / 83 Read more »
Anne Webster will stand for Nationals deputy, saying party needs ‘not just Queensland’ leadershipVictorian MP says Nats need ‘reasonable and stable leadership’ and notes Barnaby Joyce’s description of himself as ‘polarising’ Now she'd be an interesting choice as the Nationals leader, what with her background and an electorate with wind turbines and no coal mines ... just a pity she said 'wind turbines don't work at night' 🤔 The best way for the electorate to be represented in Parliament is for Webster to get out in it, especially the southern part. whereswallywebster Webster was quoted in a local Mildura paper as joining an anti-vax organisation!! She's a GP for God's sake! Is she signalling to Nat base? 'I don't care about them' ie the general populace. (As the right will do)
Source: GuardianAus - 🏆 1. / 98 Read more »