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EXCLUSIVE: Daunting weight of history Aussie world No.1 Ash Barty is staring down – Wide World of Sports
How Aussie flood of trophies turned to drought
When Chris O’Neil lifted the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup in 1978 she continued a streak of seven consecutive years of Australian women winning their home grand slam.
In fact, between 1959 and 1978 only three interlopers crossed the ocean to snap the local dominance.
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Aussie star Ash Barty during a change of ends. (Getty)
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