Barty, Matosevic win Aussie Open wild cards

Category: Tennis

Publish Date: 12-11-2011 09:11 AM -0500

Ashleigh Barty, 15, won the Australian Open wild card playoff by beating Olivia Rogowska 7-6 (6), 6-2. "I'll probably go out there and play some horrendous tennis and be nervous, but I'll just go out and have some fun," Barty told The Age. On the men’s side, Marinko Matosevic, 26, defeated teenager James Duckworth 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 in the final.

Barty's coach, former ATP pro Jason Stoltenberg, said: "When you talk about talent, there's her emotional talent and her ability to handle pressure—that's a talent in itself, And she's had a coach by the name of Jim Joyce when she was young, and he's taught her a lot of good things and developed her love for tennis, and she's got the support of a good family. So I think a lot of those things contribute to that talent, but we still need to manage her carefully."

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