Ashleigh Barty vs. Elena Rybakina | 2022 Adelaide 500 Final | WTA Match Highlights

[@WTA]

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[@chenelarkemberlu3265]

had to go back to my comment that ash will win all majors this year only for her to retire... my god.

[@anthonydecastro6938]

Is there anything not to like about Barty? She's just a good human being, no frills, no diva behaviour, no crazy stuff... The most gracious tennis player in a long long time...

[@Cla_Disney]

So true! She's amazing on and off the court!

[@gretchenlittle6817]

I couldn't agree more. Not to mention the depth of her game -- speed, anticipation, and deceptive power. Some of those devastating serves and forehands just seem to come from nowhere -- it's only when the racket hits the ball does her power show itself.

[@duxsto7865]

100% agree

[@lukewalker1051]

Quite right. Bart is the best guy playing on the WTA.

[@jukkao.parviainen8669]

@@lukewalker1051 Good point. She is already 25, Iga Swiatek is 20 yrs and won French Open Grand Slam on clay and she is so good already in this kind of fast court. Ash plays on her backyard.

[@chenelarkemberlu3265]

barty is such a lovely player.. doesnt grunt.. doesnt do anything much on court but just play. doesnt distract her opponents.. no on court antics... she is the epitome of a great sportsman.

[@squidjames7735]

she is a very grounded person, comes from her indigenous upbringing. not a brat like others who have everything in front of them. she has done it the hard way, through the aus tennis ranks. kudos to her coaching team too!

[@hernancano8681]

And not a drama quuen who spoilds other players victories! Class is innate!

[@tuneaddicted]

I agree, and I love how she's not out there playing bang bang tennis like so many of the women do, she is able to change the pace, move the ball around, play the right spin, hit soft, hit hard, its magical

[@knucklepuck7263]

@@squidjames7735 indigenous upbringing lmao. Tf does that have to do with anything

[@squidjames7735]

@@knucklepuck7263 ... a lot, struth mate. ya should know.

[@dtv2031]

Two of the most no-nonsense players on the WTA tour. Pleasure to watch.

[@quinley7877]

I hope that this form continues at the AO, I really would love to see her win the grand slam in her home country.

[@matthewwilliams3827]

And so she did!

[@Moose185]

It amazes me how people are only talking about Rybakina now, she’s been playing some great tennis for a long time. What people forget is that Iga may be number one but has never beaten Barty.

[@Smartkid2387]

Gosh Ash is so locked in. I just love how she takes all these tournaments seriously and brings her best. I really hope she can do this in the majors.

[@mobius3001]

yeah her form is a little scary at the moment - 17 aces in one match is outrageous. she is so focused. so mentally there. so fucking proud of her.

[@Smartkid2387]

@monty niranjan huh? She’s a two time major grand slam. She’s won titles on all the surfaces and she’s been number one for awhile now. Don’t disrespect Ash!

[@Smartkid2387]

@monty niranjan well my original comment says I hope she can do this in the majors so I obviously know she needs to bring it there. But she is not a flash in the pan. As I said she’s won a lot of tournaments on different surfaces including two grand slams. I think it is only a matter of time before she win the others. Also those players you listed (Serena, Graff, etc) are legends so no shame Ash hasn’t gotten there yet.

[@mobius3001]

@monty niranjan what a load of garbage. welcome to reality - the girl is supremely talented.

[@Smartkid2387]

@monty niranjan I see Kerber as having a higher ceiling than those players you mentioned. She’s not gonna disappear. As I said she’s a consistent winner on the tour, a two time grand slam winner and an overall threat anywhere she plays. She’s a highly skilled players that can play in a variety of ways. I expect her to win a lot more majors.

[@falks941]

I’m looking forward to the ranking system fixing itself this year. Rybakina deserves to be ranked higher. She consistently performs highly in big tournaments and has been stuck where she is for too long.

[@footfault1941]

Wide of the mark. Agreeing with her remarkable performance around the end of the previous season, criticizing the ranking system finds no base. Her better results give her more points to climb up the ranking, but that's not all. If higher ranked players mark the similar results as the preceding 52 weeks, there would be no margin for Rybakina to be ranked high. In this vein, poor performance by other players could push her up. Not straightforward at all.

[@falks941]

@@footfault1941 I understand what you mean but I’m not talking about the system in general. I’m talking about the changes made because of COVID-19 where the 52-week system was temporarily abandoned. The same system that kept Federer in the top 10 of the atp rankings despite him playing no tennis for months. If Rybakina had the same results without the adjusted system, she wouldn’t have been stuck at 19/20 for months. Once the system has fully resettled, the rankings may reflect more accurately. It’s already better now that she’s made a sudden jump to #14.

[@victorlupas4875]

she is literally overranked

[@StealthyAssassin007]

@@victorlupas4875 nah fam

[@StealthyAssassin007]

@@victorlupas4875 Barty is just the better player. reason why shes world no. 1

[@kuldeepkaur517]

I don't think anyone in world can beat Barty right now ... Neither Simona nor Osaka..... Great respect to Barty , she is true world no 1 after Serena .... Barty has everything literally everything in her game.... Osaka has best serve and forehand while Simona has great defence but Barty is impeccable player at a moment ( serve, forehand, slice, touch, defence) just name it and she's is full package

[@nickyb12345]

I disagree with u on Osaka she finds some form and she’s a lot to deal with even for Barty. At their best Osaka is the better player imo

[@marianagaoka9687]

In normal situations, Ash has the whole package, but there is always one player who is having the fortnight of their life (Raducanu and Fernandez at last US Open), they call it in the zone, and can beat Barty, Halep and others in a row. Also, it takes only one bad day to be out of AO for anyone. But I really hope Ash wins AO this time, I think she has way too few grand slam titles for such a great player.

[@pfpvilano]

Curious where halep and Serena come into play in this assessment. Neither are anywhere close to Barty''s level.

[@ascendantrocket]

Osaka in top form is the unstoppable WTA player.

[@killsoso9099]

@@pfpvilano eyeroll

[@MaggieBurgerSmit]

Barty🏆💛 is a real class act, focused, composed, smart play and those aces are amazing! Not an Aus supporter but a Barty fan 🤣

[@str0126]

Barty reminds me of Fed with that backhand slice

[@Hammerton32]

and the deft movement, dancing along the baseline. She is similarly a joy to watch.

[@jnid1758]

agree. and that variety and non chalant composure

[@ianorcutt1645]

@@jnid1758 fed was hardly a nonchalant player lol

[@jnid1758]

@@ianorcutt1645 compared to other atp players? i beg disagree. with all the racket smashing, coach and umprise trashtalking, grunts and the like. i still think he is 😅

[@TheJhtlag]

Let me just say I love her cross-court backhand slice strategy, it just kind of floats over but lands deep putting pressure on the other player.

[@belfragelli]

Barty is playing incredibly well... such an inteligente, mature and controlled game.

[@willybeama1]

I sure miss Barty. She was my fave. Just not as fun to watch without her. Her game was so effective, unique, and entertaining; a rare combo.

[@renhernandez]

same! I only started falling in love with tennis and barty's playstyle when she won the australian open. I was saddened when she retired :(

[@aakoch6062]

Ash tennis was exceptional From Iga fan

[@andrewcapran1101]

I gotta feeling barty is gonna go on a bit of a win streak hopefully w Sydney and the AO

[@Worshipking23]

I’m hoping she rest for Aussie open . Who cares about Sydney

[@september5671]

@@Worshipking23 460 ranking points and 100K

[@MrGenexxx]

@@september5671 meh

[@thevithunshow]

I can't see Barty winning AO, especially if she wins Sydney. Entering big events on long win-streaks rarely ends well. Even if she doesn't play Sydney or doesn't win, I feel she will always have a nervy loss at AO like she has the last two years.

[@Worshipking23]

@@september5671 rather her winning a slam . We don’t want her to get injured or fatigue . She also playing doubles

[@stevehughes1510]

Ash Barty's looking lethal, those forehands are rocketing over the net.

[@demigod1013]

Just when you think Ash is about to be broken, it's "Adv: Barty" lol she's as clutch as ever🏆 Rybakina delivered her best but was still outmatched.

[@footfault1941]

"outmatched". Yes. She had to. This 22 yrs old Kazakhstan in good form can be a potential threat in 2022 season. So is Iga. Ash sent successfully her message there.

[@jakbarovyaxyobek1661]

Osaka Nomer 1 Asia💪💪

[@Cavalier.440]

@@jakbarovyaxyobek1661 Reality is not your strong suit.!

[@jakbarovyaxyobek1661]

@@Cavalier.440 Osaka Tears 100 💪

[@soevjaanoemar2761]

I think Elena has a bright future to win Grandslam, she looks like Dinara Safina but she is amazingly talented. hope he continues to improve and win a lot of Tours and will win Slams

[@JulianSirian]

She's won Wimbledon... A great match...

[@peterkolozsvari5020]

Ash Barty is the best world number one, since Serena!

[@cyrocyanide]

WTA this week has been so entertaining! This tournament has been amazing, so many good matches and seeing our players improving. Melbourne Summer Sets have been great to watch the rising stars too. Let's carry the good vibes to Sydney, because I'll be there! 🥳🤸🏼‍♂️

[@TheJhtlag]

What a great run for Barty: Gauff Kenin, Swiatek and now Rybakina. all of them fun, competitive matches, you can't complain about the level of competition. She takes a little off the ball but hitting them deep and/or in the corner with precision, just good stuff, I would love to have that mindset. Yep, she's #1 right now until further notice.

[@fazzaj8840]

She's a cut above everyone else right now...A well earned position in the ranking Miss Barty ❤️❤️❤️

[@yakzivz1104]

Rybakina did not play bad- Barty is just on another level.

[@eugenioarmandola4659]

Barty is a great tennis planer !

[@itsmeforsure5475]

Compliments to both ladies. In watching the matches this week, I thought the final was going to be closer but give Barty her credit, she keeps her consistency and has that big serve and is tough. Rybakina should feel good about this week, she's proved she has the tools, she just needs to keep the confidence going.

[@footfault1941]

Rybakina is one of the on form players, & a top 10 player soon to be. Merciless Barty. Her message is clear & serious. "Kiss my racket" This performance convinces & urges many to name who's going to be a queen in Melbourne!

[@nidatravis9308]

LOVE to watching Ash Barty vs. Elena Rybakina | 2022 Adelaide the Final both great played tennis !!!!

[@vernonvanderberg5269]

Elena Rybakina, the Slavic Princess from Kazakhstan, Wimbledon champion 2022.

[@tanyasingh3118]

Barty and her slice is just 🔥

[@paariraaju9688]

Superb tennis!!👌👌Congrats Barty great serve, excellent winning shots. Woow 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@jo-anncorbin3071]

I love Ash. So humble, and s great player.

[@Grant_Ferstat]

There is no doubt that Elena has improved since this match but it's so interesting seeing how Ash managed to dissect and neutralise her much more powerful opponents. As an Aussie it was a bit disappointing to finally have a world #1 in the sport after so many years and have her retire so early, but, I respect it was the right decision for her and wish her nothing but the best.

[@CooeeOZ]

Superb brilliant and intelligent play style of Ash, a wonderful person she is. A huge delight to watch and for tennis world to cherish and remember. Ash Barty is a very rare individual and a big asset for Australia, where I call home. Cheers !

[@citizenoftheworld6363]

Barty is everything! I am obsessed !!

[@justincaelas]

Barty plays like a true #1, such a classy, humble, and talented player she is!

[@6ixdegrees15]

At the moment, Ash Barty is truly the definition of unbeatable. Rybakina played really well but she didn't have any chances going up against the world no 1. She is the odds-on favorite to win the AO in front of the home crowd.

[@Cavalier.440]

Barty is the player to beat, hopefully the seating will favor Simona to a head to head match in the AO finals against Barty🤞

[@6ixdegrees15]

@monty niranjan B-b-but she is STILL at the top of women's tennis. She is still world no.1 for a reason. I get it, her game is not for everybody to enjoy but you cannot undermine her achievements just cause YOU don't like her style of play. She is gonna stay at the top for a looong time so deal with it!

[@Worshipking23]

@monty niranjan you’re obviously a Barty hater . Osaka can’t even beat the Canadian lol

[@Worshipking23]

@monty niranjan Barty is better then osucka have no weapons

[@safee4540]

@@doommonger7784 Sounds to me like Osaka & Serena are the wrong color for you since you brought race into the conversation! This forum is supposed to be about TENNIS 🤔

[@vickyrajan5378]

It's very difficult to get a player like barty because she comes across as a natural tennis player.. Her game awareness, her serve, forehand and most importantly slicing at the right time which the WTA players are not used to.. She looks so elegant with her game. A natural tennis player.... Such a shame she retired prematurely.. because hardly we come across such naturally gifted talent in WTA.

[@Worshipking23]

Barty is 3-0 against top 20 players now

[@albertmontoya6413]

What a great champion

[@omaressameldin8708]

Congratulations to rybakina amazing player but barty is amazing

[@saritamoonsammy2396]

Congrats so graceful player 🙏🎊

[@ceterisparibus6261]

heads up to the most genuine amazing beautiful and tennis beauty queen in the world... elena rybakina . take a bow. do not be ashamed... you are and will be a star. I hope so. But stay true and you will make it in the big time. Much love and respect.

[@martymcintosh5026]

2:27 only time I've seen Elena be vocal towards her box

[@qian333]

and that was to ask her box to be quiet.

[@belladonnagwynett1763]

watching this 18 months later and i would’ve loved to see how barty fit into the current top 3 of Swiatek, Sabalenka, Rybakina

[@michawu4401]

I wish Barty a good health throughout the whole long season… Good health (no minor injuries) = unbeatable

[@kuldeepkaur517]

Huge respect to players like Barty who is world no.1 and still so gracious.... No drama for spotlight like others .... While shame on media and grand slams who keep their attention on players like Bianca, and many others who aren't doing anything great at the moment

[@bogdantenev2764]

Bianka is a great player too,but not as consistent and reliable as Ash!Thats the difference...

[@KowalskyLeon]

Ash Barty is in good shape - bad news for her opponents.. Elena Rybakina - talented player who plays very elegant tennis - very rare nowadays. She is one of my favourite players.

[@FranciscoLopez-dm4cy]

Es Linda persona! Gran tenista.

[@imalwaysright]

In a league of her own...

[@yeongeunkim3241]

Ash, I miss you... ❤️

[@MoorishBrooklyn]

Once Rybakina perfect her game she will be a formidable opponent.

[@casimiraganding3256]

Both players are very good. Ash backhand is incredible

[@dollyseguin1386]

We going to miss her really I loved to watch her playing !! 😍

[@joseluismartinez6069]

Rybakina 2022 wimbledon champion 🏆

[@sorin-niculai4857]

Felicitari Simona suntem mandrii de tine si ne mandrim ca suntem romani si ne reprezinti cu ginste . Te iubim Simona noastra draga.

[@ucdlin]

And people thought she wasn’t the true #1 when she didn’t play much in 2020 lmao I knew as soon as she came back from leaving the sport, she’d be #1 within a year. She has world class technique and natural tennis sense you just can’t teach

[@Syd7088]

Still miss watching Barty

[@samuelattias5451]

Great tennis!

[@vikkigupta2003]

2:31 : Good to see some emotions from beautiful Rybakina

[@MrMorgorot]

Barty - what a queen

[@Logans3Run]

It will be interesting to see how the draw pans out but can easily see Rybakina doing some real damage, no matter who she is pitted against. Ash played brilliantly in this match, hardly missing anything. An Aussie female win of the AO, is long overdue...

[@otherworld11]

she is really strong, consistent, everybody wants to see how Emma will do if they meet.

[@squidjames7735]

where is emma nowadays

[@otherworld11]

@@squidjames7735 down in Oz getting ready for battle.

[@squidjames7735]

@@otherworld11 ... hope she does not get the shakes this time guv.

[@squidjames7735]

@@otherworld11 ... she looks totally outta it at the moment. 0 and 1 against Rybakina. let's hope not a 1-hit wonder kid amongst a long list of fading female 'stars'.

[@jw5003]

This Tournament was a walk in the park for Barty except for the first 2 sets round 1, dispatching 2 former GS winner's on the way, will be well clear in world rankings with No 2 Sabalenka going out first round.

[@joemarshall4226]

Steffi Graf, Martina NAvritilova, Ash Barty, Margaret Court....all of them knew how to use that BH slice...You'd think more women would rely on it....they all have it, but they seem to only use it for defense.

[@kaialoha]

Modern coaches only advocate underspin on defence or change up. Good players simply run around and tattoo it. Traditional coaches taught biting slices as offence, skidding breakers that only be ladled up especially from exclusively top spinners. Then the knifer runs around and applies pace. Ref. Rosewall st Al.

[@joemarshall4226]

@@kaialoha The forehand slice, especially can be a good offensive weapon. I'm not saying it should take the place of the topspin forehand, but I see a lot of rallies where it would have been preferable on many strokes, especially when a player is on the run or trying to change the direction of the ball

[@benrado6913]

Ash rules tennis world at te moment

[@neilopena2977]

Barty is like female Roger! That slice, forehand and attitude 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@athulyanarayanan9795]

Exactly!

[@mobius3001]

funny you should say that she hit a few roger-esque shots this week!

[@athulyanarayanan9795]

Barty gives me such Federer vibes.. :)

[@cradle177]

Not a Barry fan but she keeps proving me wrong by consistently wining and wining titles.

[@BluntedRazor98]

Who's Barry

[@robinsonsalcedo9329]

Sigue en buena forma barty y un gran juego

[@papideltropico8778]

Will finish as the year end No.1 again.

[@juliocesarvelandia3386]

Ash, sigues siendo la mejor del mundo.

[@suzannebear4194]

That slice is something to marvel

[@Matt-qv8zj]

Barty slice backhand is beautiful

[@bellajane8742]

Ash is going to win the AO this year. I’m calling it.

[@safee4540]

Osaka or keys 👍

[@bellajane8742]

@@safee4540 both have looked decent so far. Add Barbara to the mix.

[@safee4540]

@@bellajane8742 This could be one of the most intriguing Australian opens ever! Get your popcorn ready 😉

[@sirinpun]

Elena is talented player; however,she has a pressure when she plays with top experienced players as she is young and has low experiences in dealing with the big match. She should hire a mentality coach who can help her deal with the match like this. Always support ❤️❤️❤️

[@TheJhtlag]

It seemed to me she was trying to do stuff more like Barty, less bang-bang tennis, take something off the ball and place it, even a cross-court backhand slice like Barty, I'm not sure she got there, but was thinking it.

[@vajraheart6052]

Wow impressive and beautiful tennis by Barty. Never seen this opponent … large -:). How tall and which country.

[@6ixdegrees15]

She is Elena Rybakina from Kazakhstan. She is ranked #14 and her height is 184 cm.

[@stacitowery4461]

It’s like Ash woke up and put her foot on the gas late in the second set with Gauff, and never let up. Up to that point she was sort of sluggish and very rusty, you could almost see her shift gears and change course♥️

[@khaledalsaoub6760]

Great Warior. Congratulations

[@nepymonne]

Sometimes her style of play looks like Roger. Amazing and beautiful tennis from Barty!

[@rahul.9882]

What a form barty is in... Her winners are precision perfect

[@luciasefciuc8970]

Felicitări,Barty! Cea mai buna jucătoare ,va fi pe locul 1 mulți ani! Nu are cine să o detroneze!

[@robsonluis5191]

Only Naomi Osaka to beat Barthy, when she plays against Naomi something happens that she can't fit her game, it's amazing that!

[@jackiekettle9934]

Congratulations, Barty! You take the Purse, nice finish in the finals.😍😄👏🏽🎾👛💰💰💰❤

[@christianalexander2040]

Rybakina today you faced ah legit champion that played ah tactically sound but efficient game. To have victory over her is to attack or defensive side which you already have gathered its her slice. Possibly attack off a serve & volley and definitely balls placed deep in that sides corner because she can only go mid or cross court with it. Congrats to Barty but super fun & cool outfit today Rybakina!! Continue on the awesome path ur own because ur right there 🌞✨💯✨💐

[@andreat4994]

Congrats Ash! Well done!

[@omaressameldin8708]

Barty play classic tennis she is amazing this week hope she won in Sydney

[@berekeliel4205]

Like for Rybakina!

[@kiskatalin2206]

She is balanced, calm, quiet, very good human. Letsgo fir trhophy

[@victorattias9139]

Cool game

[@Lewa3]

Barty is number 1 for a reason, she's very good.

[@powerthroughclash3520]

BARTY and hurkacz have the same forehand it seems like.

[@justflordican33]

I remember Dinara Safina in Rybakina

[@Kjeesle]

Ash makes world-class players look like a bunch of ball girls wanting to get a practice run. She is sorely missed already.

[@simonpegg1196]

Gosh! Do I miss Ash Barty or what! A no-nonsense champion with an aura to match.

[@bigb888999]

Like a polite grim reaper. Real class from both competitors but Barty has been bringing it all week long.

[@jacklo325]

Noticed, barty's weapon is her forehand, she will run around to protect her weaker backhand. And folks thinks barty's forehand side is open, keeps hitting there. And barty is still young and strong enough to cover her forehand side.

[@bogdantenev2764]

Barty is a technical player,not a basher or a grunter!She reminds me of the glamorous Martina Hingis,who thought on the court and crushed her opponents with her master shots!Barty has clever hands and plays tennis as chess game,resembling to Martina!Good luck in AO,Ash!:)))

[@Mr.Alywood]

Toutes mes félicitations à toi chère Barty.😘

[@footfault1941]

Thanks, Elena. I gotta go. I have a final today. (Ashleigh Barty)

[@亞歴山大]

OMG, looks easy to Barty

[@hilltophomestead5897]

Unfortunately Elena didn't bring her best game on this occasion..probably felt a lil intimidated being on the court with #1 player in the world..but good match for Barty..she was a great champion 🏆

[@ahnguyen1]

Barty just does not lose her serve!