Barty Arise, Queen of OZ

In this new edition of the top seller, award-winning sports writer Ron Reed and journalist Chris McLeod pay tribute to the Australian champion and women’s tennis World No. 1. With up-to-date statistics and analysis of all her games including her Wimbledon win, Tokyo Olympics campaign and the 2021 US Open, Barty celebrates the Australian Champion's extraordinary career right up to her retirement.

Ron Reeds 50-plus years in sports journalism include decades as a columnist and feature writer for Australia' biggest-selling daily newspaper, the Herald Sun, and one as Editor of the old Sporting Globe. His work has earned many awards and accolades, including Australian sportswriter of the year and a lifetime achievement award from Sport Australia, formerly the Australian Sports Commission. He has covered most of the worlds major sports events in more than 30 countries, and is a tennis aficionado, having been a fixture at the Australian Open as well as many Davis Cup ties. Chris McLeod is a former newspaper journalist and executive. He is an author and researcher for floggerblogger.com with an interest in sport, transport and mystery. His bookazines include World’s Best Golf Courses, World’s Best Trains, Elite Special Forces and Unsolved – terror crimes and accidents. Chris McLeod is a former newspaper journalist and executive. He is an author and researcher for floggerblogger.com with an interest in sport, transport and mystery. His bookazines include World’s Best Golf Courses, World’s Best Trains, Elite Special Forces and Unsolved – terror crimes and accidents. Ron Reeds 50-plus years in sports journalism include decades as a columnist and feature writer for Australia' biggest-selling daily newspaper, the Herald Sun, and one as Editor of the old Sporting Globe. His work has earned many awards and accolades, including Australian sportswriter of the year and a lifetime achievement award from Sport Australia, formerly the Australian Sports Commission. He has covered most of the worlds major sports events in more than 30 countries, and is a tennis aficionado, having been a fixture at the Australian Open as well as many Davis Cup ties.

INTRODUCTION v RON REED 1 Home sweet home and that makes three of the best CHRIS McLEOD 2 Bringing it home RON REED 3 Much more than tennis 4 You can’t win ’em all 5 2019: A year of glory for a new star with no tickets on herself 6 Why even the dogs are barking for her 7 Opportunity comes calling... in French 8 Friend and foe on top of the world 9 A target to toy with: to infinity and beyond 10 Unmistakably from the land Down Under 11 Why it’s ladies first for Ash and the girls 12 A chubby little missile launcher 13 How tennis stopped being fun and became a job 14 Rule number one: be a nice person 15 Toppled from the top — but not for long LINDA PEARCE 16 It’s we not me — the one word that defines the Ash Barty that I know CHRIS McLEOD 17 Singles and a couple 18 Timeline to the top 19 2019: On top of the world 20 2020: The lost year 21 2021: Looking for ‘normal’ 22 Wrapping it up 23 2022: Giving it a crack 24 Rising through the rankings 25 The year of titles on the way to No. 1 26 Year by year 27 2019: Ascension to No. 1 28 Ash‘s 2019 singles record 29 Junior career 30 Doubles career 31 Ash‘s coaches 32 Cricket 33 Wit and wisdom of Ash Barty 34 Brand Barty 35 Respect is the word 36 Dreams do come true