Barty relished the chance to cheer on her team live with family and friends. The cherry on top came when she presented the premiership cup at the Gabba last October. The Tigers’ run only fuelled Barty’s competitive fires to return to professional competition on home soil.
“I've been kind of a little bit impatient the last two or three months knowing that the summer was coming, the summer was coming, getting excited to start and play again.” Ashleigh Barty “Overall I'm a competitive person. I bring competition into my training, into my hobbies. Certainly watching the Tigers from a fan's perspective was incredible,” Barty said.