Ashleigh Barty was the first Australian to win the French Open in 46 years and is now aiming to become the first Australian woman to end the season with the number one ranking since Margaret Court in 1973.
Andy Murray's impressive run in the China Open came to an end in the quarterfinals, but Naomi Osaka and Ashleigh Barty proceeded to the semis in the women's singles.
Previous year's champion Naomi Osaka, as well as World No.1 Ashleigh Barty will compete at US Open 2019.
Ashleigh Barty beat Julia Goerges to become the first Australian woman since Goolagong Cawley to seal number one spot in tennis rankings.
There still has not been a repeat champion this year among the men or women.
A little more than two years after switching back from bat to racket, Barty has caught the attention of a nation.
It was Halep's first match since October after a lengthy layoff due to a herniated disc in her back.
Melbourne, Jan 25: The top-seeded pair of Sara Errani and Robert Vinci won their first Australian Open women's doubles title by beating local team of Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacque here Friday.Barty and Dellacqua broke
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