By dominating Danielle Collins (6-3, 7-6) in the final, world number one Ashleigh Barty, 25, won “her” first Australian Open. She becomes the first Australian to win in Melbourne for 44 years. Imperial in the first round, the world number one got scared in the second set. Led 5-1, 30-0, after conceding the second and third break of his fortnight, Barty pulled himself together and put his paw on the exchanges. Strong on the first ball and pushing Collins to make a mistake, she won the Australian Open, her third Grand Slam after Roland-Garros 2019 and Wimbledon 2021.