The rise of Ash Barty and the changing face of Australian tennis

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After 44 years of waiting, an Australian has won at the Australian Open, with 25-year-old Ash Barty taking out the singles title. But Barty wasn’t the only Australian getting attention. The Special Ks, Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios, and their enthusiastic fans divided the tennis community. Laura Murphy-Oates speaks to deputy sports editor Emma Kemp about what it was like to be in the stadium watching history be made