From Ipswich to Wimbledon, Ash Barty has won the 2021 Wimbledon women’s singles title, 10-years after historically taking the junior All England title.
She defeated Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 6-7, 6-3.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk congratulated Ash Barty on her stunning victory.
“Ash Barty will go down in history as one of the greatest athletes Queensland has produced,” she said.
“Her win … was one for the ages – and an inspiration for young female and Indigenous athletes throughout the state.
“On behalf of all Queenslanders I’d like to say – well done Ash.
“From training at Richlands as a youngster to winning Wimbledon, Ash has come a long way.
“I can’t wait to see what she achieves in the future and I look forward to welcoming her back to Queensland later this year.”
Sport Minister Stirling Hinchliffe said the 25-year-old was an inspiration for all Queenslanders and predicted more Grand Slam titles after Ash Barty claimed her second major title alongside the French Open in 2019.
“Ash is a proud Indigenous Queenslander – a Ngaragu woman – and a terrific role model for junior players,” Mr Hinchliffe said.
“She has fulfilled a childhood dream of being the first Australian to claim the women’s Wimbledon crown since Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1980.
“Ash is a quiet achiever and her tennis journey as world number one is set to continue as one of Queensland’s greats.
“Of course, Ash joins Queensland’s current crop of tennis legends, including Ajla Tomljanovic, John Millman and Sam Stosur as part of the Australian Olympic team heading to Tokyo.
“We really are experiencing a golden age of Queensland tennis.”
