Did Ash Barty win the tennis last night? Here’s what you need to know from Wimbledon
Revelling in her new role as world No.1, Ashleigh Barty is embracing the chance to thwart Serena Williams’ latest quest for tennis history by joining the American great in the record books. Shunning the supposed pressure of being top seed at a grand slam for the first time, Barty led Australia’s batch of big guns into the second round of Wimbledon with a nerveless display on day two of the championships. Watch the video above Alex de Minaur, Nick Kyrgios and US Open quarter-finalist John Millman also safely progressed to give Australia six first-round winners in total. But it was the new queen of women’s tennis who impressed most, Barty sweeping past Zheng Saisai 6-4 6-2 to extend her winning streak to 13 matches. A day after a teary Naomi Osaka crashed out and claimed she’d prefer not to be No.1 and carry all the pressure, Barty needed only 76 minutes to advance. “Came into it thinking kind of like Hakuna Matata; just relax and go for it. Really nice to come in here, get stuck into that first match,” Barty said. Barty is the seventh different women’s world No.1 since Williams last held top…