Aus Open: How WBBL helped Ashleigh Barty beat Maria Sharapova

IMAGE: Ashleigh Barty played for Melbourne Heat in the Women's Big Bash League. Photograph: Melbourne Heat/Twitter Australia tennis player Ashleigh Barty, who reached the quarter-finals of ongoing......

Former Grand Slam champion Barty announces pregnancy

IMAGE: Ashleigh Barty's Instagram post. Retired Australian Open champion Ash Barty said on Friday she is pregnant with her first child, 12 months on from her triumph at the Melbourne Park major.......

Barty Bats For Australian Open Final

IMAGE: Ashleigh Barty bats in the gym during a training session on Friday. Photographs: Aus Open/Twitter   Once a cricketer, always a cricketer. This adage fits none better than Australian......

Djokovic, Barty earn top seeds for Australian Open

IMAGE: Australia’s Ashleigh Barty has been the WTA year-end No 1 three straight years. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Homeland favourite Ashleigh Barty and Serbia's Novak......

Goolagong proud of 'great Australian' Barty

"Ash to me is like a little sister and part of my family and we treat each other that way... It's magical when you achieve your dream... I'm sure it's magical for her." IMAGE: Ashleigh Barty......