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Ashleigh Barty Has Become The First Indigenous Australian, In 41 Years, To Win The Wimbledon Women’s Singles Title. Barty Is The Second Australian To Win It After Her Mentor, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Won It In 1971 And 1980. Barty, A Junior Wimbledon Champion In 2011, Also Successfully Played Professional Cricket For The Brisbane Heat.

Ashleigh Barty follows path of Evonne Goolagong Cawley (and Pat Cash) | Ash Barty | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2021/jul/10/ashleigh-barty-evonne-goolagong-cawley-pat-cash-wimbledon-tennis

The new champion, the second Indigenous Australian to win Wimbledon, paid tribute to her mentor – and took the climb to her box that another compatriot did in 1987