Australian Open Women's Final LIVE: Ashleigh Barty and Danielle Collins in action — Blog, Scores, Updates, Results
Barty takes a 4-2 lead
Two service faults in the 6th game by Collins allow Barty to take a 2 game lead.
And we're off!
Barty kicks off the proceedings with her first service and wins the first game by a score of 40-30.
We are about to begin!
The players are warming up with Ashleigh Barty having won the toss to take the first serve.
Bartey looking to make history
If she wins, she will be the first Australian in 44 years to win the Australian Open. The stakes are high with this match and is definitely something that will be at the back of her mind today.
In the Red corner..
Danielle Collins will be enemy no. 1 for a few hours today as she takes aims to continue delaying Australia's title hopes. The American has dropped 2 sets in the tournament with a couple of heart attacks coming her way. However, her will to fight back and persist is what can carry her far in today's final.
In the Blue Corner!
Ashleigh Barty is a former cricketer as you can see in the tweet below. She has not dropped even one set in the run-up to the final and has been tipped to do the same in today's match. More importantly, she carries the hopes of a nation that has barely seen an Australian Woman win the singles championship.
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