Ash Barty has picked up another piece of silverware at Wimbledon, finishing her comeback to tennis as runner-up alongside great mate Casey Dellacqua. The former doubles partners reunited for the legends tournament at the All England Club and made it through to the final after going unbeaten in the group stage. But the Aussies were no match for Kim Clijsters and Martina Hingis, who claimed a 6-3 6-2 victory to seal the title without dropping a set in any of their four appearances.
Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today Barty and Dellacqua were all smiles despite losing the final of a grand slam doubles tournament together, albeit this time in the light-hearted invitational category, for the fifth time. The pair reached the women’s doubles final at all four grand slams — including the Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open in 2013 alone — without tasting the ultimate success. Dellacqua made three more finals with other partners and joked she is “now an eight-time runner-up”.
“ABCD forever,” she wrote alongside a photo of herself and Barty holding their runner-up medals. Barty replied: “Love ya mate.” The former world No.
1, who retired in 2022 and gave birth to son Hayden the following year, went to Wimbledon as a commentator but could not resist reuniting with Dellacqua for the legends event. The pressure rose when they were called up to play on Centre Court at late notice when Aussie Alex de Minaur withdrew from his quarter-final with Novak Djokovic.