The Ash Barty impact on grassroots sport is real. Half a world away from Wimbledon, the excitement of Barty's championship match was felt on the tennis courts of Central Victoria.
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Ballarat Regional Tennis Centre 16-under girls' title holder Milla Fraser said the prospect of Barty just reaching the final added extra spark to her training - let alone Barty's three-set win against Czech rival Karolina Pliskova on Saturday night.
"Ash is such a big inspiration for everyone coming up playing tennis," Ms Fraser said. "She's so humble."
Federation University sports researcher Rochelle Eime said Barty's win could have massive impacts on female participation because she had shown what was possible. Barty is the first Australian woman to win a Wimbledon singles title since Evonne Goolagong Cawley 41 years ago.
"It's always the thing that you can't be what you can't see," Eime said. "Not just from the top-down but also the bottom-up, if you don't see enough women and girls playing at the grassroots."