Ashleigh Barty: rising tennis star nears her first 2018 WTA singles title
By Harry Floyd
Ashleigh Barty is nearing her first 2018 WTA Tour singles title. The young tennis star appears poised to breakout at any moment.
Australian tennis and cricketer Ashleigh Barty is back on the WTA Tour. Last year, she made a defiant return to the courts by winning her first career WTA singles title. The win at Kuala Lumpur was her first in women’s singles on the tour. She is already a highly accomplished doubles player though. Barty has won 7 WTA doubles titles throughout her young career. Now, the Australian tennis star is eyeing yet another singles win in the near future.
Right now, she is making headlines at the Nottingham Open. Barty is the tournament’s top seed and faces Naomi Osaka in the semifinals. Osaka, like Barty, is one of several rising stars in the sport. Earlier this year, Osaka defeated American legion Serena Williams.
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Barty defeats Boulter in the quarterfinals at the Nottingham Open. The quarterfinals meeting was a career best for the young British tennis star but she sees herself knocked out of the event by the top seed. The semifinals sees four seeded players left alive in Nottingham. Everyone is looking for momentum right now as Wimbledon is right around the corner.
Ashleigh Barty represents a rising generation in women’s singles tennis. The WTA Tour is filled with talent and Barty is just one of many young stars poised to breakout.
The young Australian is the current world number 17 in women’s singles tennis. She is also a top ten doubles players. He talent is undeniable and odds are very good that she will lock down her second career WTA Tour singles title sometime soon. Even if it doesn’t come at the Nottingham Open, Barty ought to be someone to watch moving forward. She has not fared well at Wimbledon so far, but at just 22-years-old, there is plenty of runway left for the rising tennis star.
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Stay tuned to see how Ashleigh Barty fares in the coming days. Her time at the Nottingham Open sees her in the semifinals. She has momentum and should be a top contender moving forward. Facing Osaka next, the top seed has a slight advantage in their semifinals match.