Ashleigh Barty did a piece in the West Australian where she detailed what sparked her rise which culminated with a Wimbledon triumph and an Australian Open this year.
In the piece Barty detailed what inspired her and what helped her get to where she got. She wrote:
"When it comes to my own life, the two champions who have inspired me the most were responsible for iconic stories destined to be remembered forever in Australia. Evonne Goolagong Cawley’s triumph at Wimbledon in 1980, when becoming the first mother to win at the All England Club in the Open era, is one of the great achievements in tennis."
She further added:
"An amazing moment in my life occurred after this year’s Australian Open when, in the corridors of Melbourne Park, I saw Evonne together with Cathy. To share that success with my idols was wonderful and, for me, it felt like a full circle moment. They were there for my triumph, just as they had helped me through some testing times."
Barty wrote the piece to honour her heritage during the Indigenous Sports month in Australia where they celebrate athletes with Indigenous heritage. Barty and her idols are part of that story and you can read her full story.
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