Ash Barty beats Danielle Collins to win Australian Open 2022 title

Ash Barty recovered from 5-1 down within the second set to win the Australian Open closing 6-3, 7-6 (2) over Danielle Collins on Saturday, ending a 44-year drought for Australian ladies at their dwelling Grand Slam event.
The top-ranked Barty received the primary set with one service break towards the Twenty seventh-seeded Collins.
But the 28-year-old American hit again shortly, breaking Barty’s serve within the second and sixth video games to take a 5-1 lead. Barty had solely dropped one service sport by way of six earlier rounds within the event.
Momentum was with Collins and she or he twice served for the set, aiming to take her first Grand Slam closing to a 3rd set.
But Barty launched a comeback, profitable 5 of the subsequent six video games after which dominating the tiebreaker.
Barty was the primary Australian lady into the singles closing of the Australian Open since Wendy Turnbull in 1980 and is now the primary Australian champion since Chris O’Neil in 1978.
The 25-year-old Barty now has main titles on three surfaces, including the arduous court docket at Melbourne Park to her win on grass at Wimbledon final 12 months and on clay on the French Open in 2019.