FILE PHOTO: Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 9, 2019. Australia's Ashleigh Barty poses with the trophy at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris. Ashleigh Barty won the French Open women's singles final on Saturday. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
(Reuters) - Newly-crowned French Open champion Ashleigh Barty is looking forward to a fresh start as she gets ready to begin her build-up to Wimbledon on Birmingham's grasscourts next week.
Against most people's predictions the 23-year-old Australian notched up her first Grand Slam title on Parisian clay rather than the lawns to which her all-court game is most suited.
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