Chris Almeida: As we speak, it’s mid-morning Saturday American time. Ash Barty has become the first Australian to win a singles title Down Under in over 40 years. And the last time anybody else even really threatened was 2005 and the moment was a bit too big for Lleyton Hewitt. That feels like a lifetime ago.
Jon Wertheim: The big threat after Lleyton Hewitt and before today was, well, Ash Barty, who has been the No. 1 seed before and had entered the Australian Open as a major champion before, and she got to the latter rounds and just the moment seemed to get to her.