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The new world number one suffers a pre-Wimbledon injury, but insists she will be fit when the action at the All England club starts next week.

Women's sport in Australia is enjoying a moment in rarefied air thanks to the deeds of Ash Barty, Hannah Green and Sally Fitzgibbons — but the Matildas are experiencing the other side of the coin, writes David Mark.

Ash Barty's world number one triumph is set to be commemorated in her home state of Queensland as sporting legends and celebrities across the globe praise the "humble" 23-year-old's remarkable victory.

Ashleigh Barty will head to Wimbledon as world number one after victory at the Birmingham Classic, but says she is a long way short of being as good as Aussie tennis legend Evonne Goolagong Cawley.

Ash Barty is just one win away from becoming only the fifth Australian to be ranked number one in the world after easing past Barbora Strycova to reach the Birmingham Classic final.

Barty comfortably beats Venus Williams but has plenty of praise for the veteran American after the match, calling her an "inspiration to every single girl and boy around the world".

The newly-crowned French Open champion has the chance to become the first Australian woman to top the world rankings in more than 40 years if she reaches the final of the Birmingham Classic.

In two matches played back-to-back at Queens, Kyrgios blows up at a line judge over calls, before having a go at an umpire for looking "ridiculous" due to his hat.

Benoit Paire and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga prove you do not need a racquet to have fun on a tennis court, when an impromptu foot tennis match broke out mid-point in Halle.

Nick Kyrgios describes French Open champion Ash Barty as "the most talented tennis player I've seen in a long time", tipping the Queenslander for Wimbledon success.

Elite women's tennis will return to WA at least one more time after Perth was chosen to host the final of the Fed Cup competition in November, beating bids from Melbourne and Brisbane.

Five months ago, a pain-wracked Andy Murray thought he might have played his last tennis match. Now the Scottish star is back after hip surgery and talking about playing on.

Ash Barty's tennis hiatus was not taken by a struggling athlete abandoning a lifestyle causing her distress, but by a highly intelligent young woman choosing to pursue her interests and be with the people who made her smile.

Ash Barty's French Open victory highlights two things: women's sport deserves more attention and champions can be tantrum-free, writes Kate O'Halloran.

Defying the years and one of the fiercest onslaughts he has ever faced at Roland Garros, Rafael Nadal wins his 12th French Open crown, leaving Dominic Thiem crushed and fans inside a packed Parisian stadium shaking their heads in wonder.

Ash Barty says she never would have been in a position to win the French Open had she not walked away from tennis five years ago to take up cricket.

It's been a BIG night for Australian tennis in Paris, with Dylan Alcott adding the French Open quad wheelchair crown to his growing list of major titles.

Australia has a new grand slam singles champion, with Queenslander Ashleigh Barty winning the French Open final in emphatic fashion, 6-1, 6-3, against Czech teenager Marketa Vondrousova.

The humble and calm player from Ipswich could do for tennis in Australia what Pat Rafter did two decades ago if she wins her first grand slam title tonight, her childhood tennis coach says.

Ash Barty is set to use her grand slam experience with left-handed doubles partner Casey Dellacqua to counter teenage sensation Marketa Vondrousova in the French Open final.