World No. 1 Ash Barty becomes first Aussie woman to win Australian Open singles title in 44 years. Barty recovered from 5-1 down in the second set to win the Australian Open final 6-3, 7-6 (2) over Danielle Collins on Saturday. She was the first Australian woman into the singles final of the Australian Open since Wendy Turnbull in 1980 and is now the first Australian champion since Chris O’Neil in 1978. 📸 Hamish Blair for AP Photo Simon Baker for AP Photo