“Even though it has been different for everyone, come the 8th of Feb when that first round starts, everyone is going to be ready, they’re going to be excited and it’s going to be a great tournament.”īarty lost in the semi-finals at last year’s Australian Open to eventual champion Sofia Kenin but won’t use the disappointment as inspiration next month. “Everyone has had unique challenges whether it has been at home with state borders or coming from overseas, everyone has had different challenges and that’s probably the beauty of an individual sport is that you can prepare in your own way. “I feel like with the cards I have been dealt, my preparation has been the best it can be but I think it is a really tricky preparation for everyone,” she said. “As long as I do all of my processes the right way and make decisions for the right reasons then regardless of whether it is a win or a loss, I sleep well at night knowing we have done everything possible to try and give ourselves the best chance.” “For me it is about accepting that there is noise and extra attention and talk but ultimately that doesn’t change how I hit a tennis ball, that doesn’t change how I prepare. “Her picturing herself as a young girl inside a house and seeing the storm outside, you can see it but you don’t hear it. “I think her analogy, particularly through the Sydney Olympics, was one of the best I have ever heard,” she said.
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The French Open champion will start an overwhelming favourite for the opening grand slam of the year given her uninterrupted training and avoidance of the COVID-19 quarantine issues which have plagued her rivals.īarty, 24, said she was still inspired by the way Freeman won the 400m gold medal at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
Ash Barty will channel fellow indigenous superstar Cathy Freeman’s approach to handling the pressure of being the world No.1 ahead of the Australian Open.
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