Craig Tyzzer:Ashleigh Barty has put in a lot of effort to get to this level
According to Ash Barty’s coach - Craig Tyzzer, her loss at Wimbledon was a turning point in her career, helping her reach heights she has at the moment.
“It was a big loss for her,” Tyzzer told Brett Phillips of SEN’s The First Serve. “She was looking forward to playing it and set herself for a good performance, and she did, and she just didn’t finish it off when she needed to, and she was pretty harsh on herself for that.”
“We sort of switched off directly after it; we went through the match and talked about it, and then we went and played golf and just forgot about it. And then started preparing for here and getting ready.”
He further spoke about the challenges the Australian faced during the two weeks in Miami. “She’s got an issue with her foot. And she actually struggled through the first round here, wasn’t sure if she was going to play,” Tyzzer added.
“So it’s a big testament to her character, because even the other day with the rain delays, to stay as fresh as she was and to be up and ready, it’s a big change for her.”
“In the past, that might have been all too hard for her and it would have pushed her to the brink, but she handled everything that’s been thrown at her this tournament, which is great.”
Speaking about Barty’s win in Miami impacting her, Tyzzer said, “She’s put a lot of work in to get to this level, and to string it all together and end up with that sort of performance when she’s tired and struggled through here, I think is really good and holds her in good stead for the rest of her career,” he observed.
“The best part about Ash is she’s young, she’s really pushing herself, she’s extremely coachable. Basically, every match we go through, it’s about how she can match up against that particular player and try and develop and get her game to work best against her opponent. “Against Petra Kvitova here, she’d never beaten her before; we changed a few things and got Ash to do a few things differently, and it worked really well.
“I’m pretty emotional, and pretty happy for Ash.”
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