mobanmarketBirmingham: Ashleigh Barty defeated Julia Goerges 6-3, 7-5 to win the Birmingham Classic title on Sunday, a victory that ensures the Australian will be No 1 in the rankings on Monday.
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The 23-year-old Barty, who lost the final to Petra Kvitova in 2017, did not drop a set all week at the grass-court tournament, and she fought back from being 4-5 down in the second set to beat the German in 1 hour, 28 minutes.
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Roger Federer, meanwhile, will head to Wimbledon in high spirits after waltzing past Belgium’s David Goffin in straight sets to win a record-extending 10th title at the ATP event in Halle. Federer, 37, beat Goffin 7-6 (7/2), 6-1 to secure his 102nd career singles title and remain unbeaten on grass so far this season.
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“It’s unbelievable. I never thought when I first played here that I would win 10 titles,” said Federer.
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“I’ve never won a tournament 10 times before, so I will remember forever that I did so here in Halle.”
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Goerges fought back tears as she congratulated her friend Barty on taking top spot in the rankings ahead of Wimbledon, which starts July 1.
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French Open champion Barty, currently ranked No 2, will take over from Naomi Osaka, who lost 6-2, 6-3 loss to Yulia Putintseva in the second round on Thursday. Barty is only the second Australian woman to hold the top spot after Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1976.