If you want insights into the world's number one tennis player, then Mount Isa Copper City Tennis Club is the place to be this week.
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Robert Barty, the father of top-ranked Australian champion Ashleigh Barty, will be at the local tennis club at 47 Rebecca St on Wednesday for a free event.
The afternoon starts with a free tennis clinic from Gladstone-based coach Ken Hick from 3.30pm to 4,30pm.
Then at 4.30pm Robert Barty will do an open presentation to parents and children where he will talk about the journey "Team Barty" has taken to reach the world's number one tennis ranking.
His daughter Ashleigh has won one Grand Slam singles title at the 2019 French Open and one Grand Slam doubles title at the 2018 US Open with partner CoCo Vandeweghe. She is also the reigning champion in singles at the WTA Finals.
All are welcome to the event.
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Derek Barry
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
