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In non-pandemic times, Barty would doubtless have spent much of last night celebrating at the nearby Aussie House – a house Tennis Australia rents each year, which hosts players, Australian legends of the game and stages promotional events. That possibility was ruled out by the Covid-19 regulations, but now she is out of the bubble, Barty will be able to socialise outside of her hotel, a rare dose of normality in the past 18 months.
Barty will also use the next few days to allow the enormity of what she has achieved to sink in but she’ll quickly be back on the road, headed for Tokyo and an opportunity to become the first Australian player to win a singles gold medal in tennis. Alicia Molik, who won the bronze in 2004, is the only woman to win a singles medal but if she’s not emotionally spent, Barty has a great chance.