Former Big Bash female player wins Aus Open Rd 1 match
Former Big Bash T20 League female cricketer Ashleigh Barty began her Australian Open 2017 with a win over Germany’s Annika Beck in the opening round. Barty played tennis as a junior but took a break from it and was selected by Brisbane Heat for the inaugural women’s Big Bash T20 in November 2015. She returned to tennis mid-way through 2016.