MELBOURNE: Australian top seed Ash Barty said she was proud of her indigenous heritage but deflected questions about a contentious national holiday after advancing to the Australian Open quarter-finals on Sunday.
"I'm an extremely proud indigenous woman. It's not for me to decide what day Australia Day is on," Barty told reporters. "Every single day I want to be kind, I want to be honest, I want to be humble, I want to give the best that I can. That's all that matters for me."Barty is seen as the country's best hope to end its long wait for a first home-grown women's champion since Chris O'Neil won the tournament in 1978.
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