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Ash Barty's Wimbledon win is an historic moment for Indigenous people and women in sport

  • Written by Adele Pavlidis, Researcher in Sociology, Griffith University
Ash Barty's Wimbledon win is an historic moment for Indigenous people and women in sportNeil Hall/EPA/AAP

Over the weekend in London, the stars aligned in the most remarkable way. On the 50th anniversary of Evonne Goolagong Cawley’s first Wimbledon win, Ashleigh Barty claimed her first Wimbledon title.

I just hope I made Evonne proud.

The 25-year old becomes just the second Indigenous women to win Wimbledon and breaks a long...

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