Ash Barty, a wonder of our sporting age

By Ian Chadband
Updated July 11 2021 - 1:40pm, first published 1:57am
Ash Barty, here with her dream prize, has become one of the wonders of our sporting age.
Ash Barty, here with her dream prize, has become one of the wonders of our sporting age.

Watching her clutch the Venus Rosewater Dish as Wimbledon champion, her face gleaming with the tears and the sheer delight at having made her dream come true, it felt time to properly appreciate the true greatness of Ash Barty, the queen of the sporting comeback.