Ash Barty was not the only Australian sportswoman competing in elite competition...
In this handout photograph released by the French Tennis Federation Australia's Ashleigh Barty poses with her Suzanne Lenglen trophy in the changing room, after winning the women's singles final match against Czech Republic's Marketa Vondrousova, on day fourteen of the Roland Garros 2019 French Open tennis tournament in Paris, France June 8, 2019.
PARIS - Ash Barty was not the only Australian sportswoman competing in elite competition in France this weekend and the newly-crowned Grand Slam tennis champion has sent a message of support to the Matildas ahead of their women’s World Cup opener. The 23-year-old Barty ended a 46-year wait for an Australian champion in the women’s singles at the French Open on Saturday but took time out in Paris to wish her compatriots success against Italy in Valenciennes on Sunday.
“A shout here to the Matildas and our World Cup campaign that’s starting here in France soon,” she said in a video clip posted on social media by the WTA Tour.Kerr, Australia’s highest-profile footballer and one of the best strikers in the world, had clearly been paying close attention to Barty’s progress at Roland Garros while preparing for the World Cup.
They can perhaps take comfort from the fact that Barty was a 20-1 shot to win the French Open at the start of her fortnight in the French capital.
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