Molik believes the sacrifice was further evidence of the former Wimbledon junior champion's maturity."It's reflective of the person she is; totally professional and she wants to rest her body because it could be another intensive three or four weeks ahead with Eastbourne, Wimbledon - and it's all pressure."
While Barty is seen as one of the Wimbledon favourites, Molik believes a run to the second week would be a success. "She'll be approaching it wanting to get down to the last couple of players, but anything better than last year but there's so much pressure."Any improvement on last year would be a bonus and that would really set her up for the second half of the year and the hard courts."
Regardless of if and when Barty reaches the summit, Australia's first grand slam singles champion since Samantha Stosur won the 2011 US Open is predicting a long rivalry with 21-year-old Osaka."Last six or 12 months, she's had an amazing run. She's No.1 in the world for a reason. She's had an incredible run of tournaments and is playing some amazing tennis.
"We have only played a couple of times, but I'm sure that we'll play many more times over both of our careers, and hopefully they're in big matches."
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