Tennis-'You bloody ripper!', Australia hails Barty's Wimbledon triumph

Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 10, 2021 Australia's Ashleigh Barty during a press conference after winning the women's singles final against Czech Republic's Karolina Pliskova Pool via REUTERS/Joe Toth

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Ash Barty's close friend Casey Dellacqua led the way in typically Australian style as a proud sporting nation woke up to hail its first women's Wimbledon singles champion in 41 years on Sunday.

Like much of Australia, former professional Dellacqua stayed up into the early hours to watch Barty beat Karolina Pliskova and end the long wait since her idol Evonne Goolagong claimed the second of her All England Club titles in 1980.