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Ash Barty's Australian Open title was a gift to a nation—and an accomplishment that finally, and truly, set her free
The Aussie’s decision to walk away from tennis at the peak of her powers is the de facto repudiation of a culture that, for all its putative glamor and riches, she never found captivating.
Published Mar 24, 2022
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![Everything changed for Barty once she won Wimbledon.](https://images.tennis.com/image/private/t_16-9_768/f_auto/tenniscom-prd/epnwhkvlejqappskuktt.jpg)
Everything changed for Barty once she won Wimbledon.
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![Barty satisfied a nation's desire for a homegrown Australian Open champion—and at the same time fulfilled all of her remaining tennis wishes.](https://images.tennis.com/image/private/t_16-9_768/f_auto/tenniscom-prd/q76pjhho2ys9eewxj1nn.jpg)
Barty satisfied a nation's desire for a homegrown Australian Open champion—and at the same time fulfilled all of her remaining tennis wishes.
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![After winning the Australian Open, Barty visited Uluru, one of the most important indigenous sites in Australia.](https://images.tennis.com/image/private/t_16-9_768/f_auto/tenniscom-prd/zydv3bk82vbwetjr20br.jpg)
After winning the Australian Open, Barty visited Uluru, one of the most important indigenous sites in Australia.
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