It was so cool to find out that Barty credited Serena with encouraging her to stay in the game and subsequently win 3 majors. I think Barty would have had a great rivalry with Swiantek but ultimately her heart just wasn’t in it. Still an incredibly accomplished brief pro career she had.
I remember watching this match. Just can't believe that this same girl Ash Barty in the future would become world number 1 and win 3 grand slams. Crazy. And she retired ranked number 1.
The round after this she played her best match of the tournament against Görges . It's a shame she had to pull out of the QFs because I feel like she could have won this year
This surface she actually didn’t have to work hard on. It was rather to play finesse tennis or hardcore tennis. Nobody hours angles like she did and never truly utilized that in clay until you saw how great her angles game was when she won back in 2012 and so unbeatable
I love barty and serena the great.i was hurt when barty retired at her peak i dont see any player beating from 2020 until retirement i think injuries made her retire bcoz she unbeatable unless injured
@@Ineddiblehulk Peak Barty isn't that much more impressive than she is here, Ash was never that dominant of a player. And Serena is much further off her peak than Barty is.
It was impressive to see Serena play this well after being literally split open. Barty played well but she hadn’t quite hit her peak yet. Her win at Wimbledon was the best I’d ever seen her play. I miss them both.
i mean...when you have played the likes of Magui Serna, Steffi Graf, Irina Spirlea, Conchita Martinez and Monica Nicalescu, you are pretty much prepared for a hard sliced backhand.
I miss Barty, especially that slice backhand. Some she has some beautiful precision with that shot. I love Williams’ record and accomplishments, and I love her public persona off the court, but on the court I could never be a fan of all that yelling. I know people also criticized her fashion and I can’t say I was ever a fan of that either but it was the least of my concerns. However I recall this particular outfit was helpful to her health because after the birth of her daughter she had some issues with her circulation. You have to give her credit for continuing to push herself.
