When Barty first quit tennis,she “wanted to go back to Queensland,refresh,be a normal chick.” Except that normal chicks don’t have her range of skills.
Ash Barty,like Cathy Freeman and Evonne Goolagong-Cawley before her,has shown that there is no force equal to a First Nations woman standing in her power.
Patty Mills has won Australian sport’s highest honour,The Don award,while Evonne Goolagong Cawley was awarded the inaugural Dawn award for her inspirational career.
As Ash Barty prepares for the 2021 Wimbledon final,it’s worth winding back the clock to 1971 when Evonne Goolagong Cawley became the first Indigenous Australian to win at the All England Club.
Ashleigh Barty does more than punch above her weight on the pro tennis tour,but it’s a significant height differential which looms as one of the biggest factors for her to overcome to win this year’s title.
Ash Barty is hoping to win the ladies’ singles finals at Wimbledon just as her friend and mentor Evonne Goolagong did just over 40 years ago.
The scallop-hemmed dress the world number-one will wear is inspired by the outfit designed by Ted Tinling for Evonne Goolagong in 1971.
Ashleigh Barty enters the grasscourt championships surrounded by external expectations and her own willingness to “dream big” about nabbing a Wimbledon trophy.
A British tennis podcast has flamed debate about the name of one of Melbourne Park’s main show courts by declaring it will refer to Margaret Court Arena as Evonne Goolagong Arena instead.
This is a play that educates and uplifts,light entertainment with a bite of wit.
Australian tennis legend's story to be told in groundbreaking style as part of Sydney Festival.