Australia's Ashleigh Barty poses with the trophy for the media after winning the women's singles final
EVONNE GOOLAGONG CAWLEY sent “little sister” Ashleigh Barty a message ahead of the Wimbledon final telling her that “dreams do come true.”
Fifty years after Goolagong Cawley’s first title at the All England Club and wearing an outfit inspired by that victory, Barty defeated Karolina Pliskova 6-3 6-7 (4) 6-3 to secure her first Wimbledon trophy.
She was the first Australian woman to hold the Venus Rosewater Dish aloft since Goolagong Cawley did it for a second time 41 years ago.
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