FILE PHOTO: Tennis - WTA Premier Mandatory - Madrid Open - The Caja Magica, Madrid, Spain - May 9, 2019 Australia's Ashleigh Barty in action during her quarter final match against Romania's Simona Halep REUTERS/Susana Vera
(Reuters) - Ashleigh Barty sent Australia into a frenzy with her maiden Grand Slam quarter-final at Melbourne Park in January so the sports-mad nation will be eager to see how she progresses at the French Open next week.
With confidence oozing from every pore, the 23-year-old Queenslander has enjoyed the best season start in her career and claimed her maiden WTA Premier event in Miami to become her country's first top 10 player since Sam Stosur in 2013.
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