Back to normal? Barty endures two-day flight in return to travel circuit


  • Tennis
  • Wednesday, 24 Mar 2021

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, February 17, 2021 Australia's Ashleigh Barty reacts during her quarter final match against Czech Republic's Karolína Muchova REUTERS/Kelly Defina/File Photo

(Reuters) - Most tennis players are accustomed to long-haul flights and almost non-stop travel but world number one Ash Barty had to admit her near-50-hour flight to Florida to begin her title defence at the Miami Open this week was a bit jarring.

Barty has spent the last year in her home country of Australia, mostly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Miami will be her first tournament abroad since February 2020.

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