Barty: Arise, Queen of OZ - Softcover

Ron Reed

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1925927989 ISBN 13: 9781925927986

Publisher: Wilkinson Publishing, 2022

Synopsis

It doesnt get any better than this. Ash Barty, the greatest Australian tennis player of the modern era, rewrote history by winning the 2022 Australian Open and becoming the first Australian woman to do so since 1978. The Barty Party has moved at an incredible speed since the laid-back Queenslander first broke through as a genuine world-beater by winning her first major tournament, the French Open, in May 2019, quickly followed by her ascension to the World No. 1 ranking, and then the most hallowed tournament of all on the lawns of London at Wimbledon in July 2021. This book covers her journey from knockabout kid from Queensland to world champion and explores her rare gift for the game, engaging personality, innate modesty and relentless determination to be the best. Bartys mantra is that being a good human being is far more important than being a good tennis player, and it has been widely hailed as a lesson for all. In other words, she now transcends sport. Her unfolding, unfinished narrative has come to resonate with overtones of national pride and inspiration, community morale, cultural issues ancient and modern, the importance of family and friends, the regard for humility and grace over rampant ambition, the escalating battle for gender equality, and perspectives on fame and fortune. In this new edition of the top seller, award-winning sports writer Ron Reed and journalist Chris McLeod pay tribute to the World No. 1 covering all her games and unforgettable moments.

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About the Author

Ron Reed is one of Australias most experienced and acclaimed sports journalists, whose work over more than 50 years has earned numerous awards, including Sport Australias Lifetime Achievement Award and Australian Sportswriter of the Year. Now a semi-retired freelance writer, he was twice Sports Editor of the Melbourne Herald evening paper, Editor of the old Sporting Globe, and Chief Sportswriter, columnist and feature writer for the Herald Sun, Australias biggest selling daily paper. He has worked in more than 30 countries on every continent covering most of the worlds major sports events multiple times, including nine Olympic Games, seven Commonwealth Games, several editions of cyclings Tour de France and the Giro dItalia, numerous cricket tours, major tennis and golf tournaments, world championships in athletics, swimming, road and track cycling, triathlon, hockey and rowing as well as Americas Cup sailing, horse racing and all of the football codes. He is the author of the bestselling Barty about Australian tennis champion and World No. 1 Ash Barty. Chris McLeod is an Australian author and former newspaper journalist and executive. He was Foreign Editor and News Editor at the Newcastle Morning Herald and News Editor at the Melbourne Herald. He is an author and researcher for floggerblogger. com with an interest in sport, transport and mystery. His bookazines include Worlds Best Golf Courses, Worlds Best Trains, Elite Special Forces and Unsolved terror crimes and accidents. He is the co-author of Barty: Arise, Queen of Oz (2022) and Zelensky (2022).

Edition details

• Publisher: Wilkinson Publishing
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1925927989
• ISBN 13: 9781925927986
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 288