Ash Barty wins Yarra Valley Classic, Russia wins ATP Cup - Sports News - Sportstar
The HinduTop-ranked Ash Barty cashed in on her first championship point in the Yarra Valley Classic and Daniil Medvedev clinched the ATP Cup title for Russia within seconds of each other on Sunday as the six tuneup tournaments for the Australian Open started to culminate on the eve of the year’s first major. Top-ranked Barty claimed her second WTA on home soil with a 7-6, 6-4 win over sixth-seeded Garbine Muguruza, the Australian Open runner-up last year. “Seeya next week.” Barty will get the day off on Monday because the bottom half of the Australian Open women’s draw will be played on the first day, featuring Serena Williams starting another bid for a record 24th Grand Slam singles title, No. Russia didn’t lose a singles match during the group stage or the playoffs, and is the second team to win the ATP Cup after Novak Djokovic led Serbia to the inaugural title last year.