More history made by best-in-the-world Ash Barty

Ash Barty has joined some of the greatest names in tennis history by becoming just the fifth woman player ever to be crowned world number one at the end of three consecutive years.Barty won five titles in 2021, including her second grand slam at WimbledonAustralia's Wimbledon champion has not competed for more than two months but such has been the excellence of her globetrotting, five-trophy 2021 campaign that no-one has come to catching her as the world's best player this year.

The Women's Tennis Association officially confirmed the Queenslander had earned the prized accolade of the year-ending number one ranking. It was an honour some critics felt she had not merited this time last year as the rankings were frozen for more than four months and Barty sat out the 2020 season in Australia because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This year, though, she has ensured there could be no possible doubt about her supremacy as she has lifted a nap hand of titles during a dazzling world tour, topped by the second grand slam triumph of her career at Wimbledon.Now, as she celebrates 95 consecutive weeks at the top of the game, she joins a quartet of all-time greats — Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova, Serena Williams and Chris Evert — as the only players to finish year-end number one for three straight years.

She has had some great results but she loses to players outside the top 10 more than past number ones.

What a champ !

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