Ash Barty faces the double burden of being world number one and the focus of an expectant host nation as she seeks to win the Australian Open amid challenges from record-chasing Serena Williams and a host of other Grand Slam winners.
She will be the cynosure of the sports-loving nation and the local media when the year's first Grand Slam kicks off on Monday but going by what happened in the recent past, handling the pressure could prove arduous for Barty. Osaka started 2019 by lifting her second straight Grand Slam title in Melbourne following her success at the 2018 U.S. Open but subsequently suffered early exits at the French Open and Wimbledon.
Williams, who has for years thrived under the pressure of expectation that faces Barty, has won seven of her 23 Grand Slam singles in Melbourne but faces a different test in the twilight of her illustrious career.
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