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A cocky-inflicted lockdown bubble ensured Ashleigh Barty'due south lifelong dream of winning the Australian Open wasn't derailed by Covid-xix.

Shutting herself off from the exterior world paid off for the women'south world number ane on her way to winning a third one thousand slam title and first on home soil.

With the hopes of a nation on her shoulders, Barty didn't drop a set throughout the entire tournament every bit she became the first Australian in 44 years to win a single title at the grand slam.

Every bit the Omicron outbreak swept beyond Australia with more than 100,000 daily infections, Barty took every precaution possible to prevent Covid-xix throwing her title hopes into disarray.

© Provided past Daily Mail Newly crowned Australian Open champion Ash Barty has spent the last two weeks in a self-imposed lockdown bubble with fiance Gary Kissick (pictured together)

She withdrew from the Sydney Tennis Classic at the last minute to focus on the Australian Open as she bunkered downwardly with fiancé Garry Kissick and her mum Josie.

 Barty, 25, has had little to do with the exterior world away the Melbourne Park precinct in the last fortnight, autonomously from a daily hit of caffeine.

'Nosotros were pretty careful. I was staying with Garry and my mum, and nosotros were pretty much in lockdown,' she told reporters on Sun.

'Nosotros didn't leave. We would merely get in the morning and become a takeaway java, we didn't go to any restaurants, didn't go out anywhere.

'It has been 2 weeks of hermit life, I don't take a trouble with it.'

'It was a pretty repose 2 weeks just to eliminate the risk.'

© Provided by Daily Mail service Ash Barty (pictured with the Australian Open up trophy on Sun)has spent the last two weeks living a hermit life to ensue her m slam dreams weren't ruined by Covid

Barty revealed earlier in the tournament she was living a hermit life and that Covid protocols weren't affecting her too much.

'We come and do and do what nosotros need to do. Otherwise, a good volume and a coffee and I'm se,' she said.

Frenchman Ugo Humbert and Belgian Alison Uytvanck both tested positive during the Australian Open while Aussie Nick Kyrgios had his preparations batty past the virus days out from the tournament.

Video: "It's unreal" Barty becomes 1st Australian woman to reach AO final in 42 years (The Independent)

"It'southward unreal" Barty becomes 1st Australian woman to reach AO final in 42 years

German world number 3 Alexander Zverev revealed earlier in the tournament he also was living in a self-imposed bubble as he slammed the lack of testing.

'We are allowed to go outside to eat, allowed to do any we want, so I recollect it's natural that more than people get Covid,' he said.

'I understand that at that place is a lot of cases in Melbourne, in Australia all around. So I don't do much outside, I haven't been to whatever restaurants yet, I haven't been out.

'I haven't been anywhere but the hotel room and the courts, and then I'm kind of doing a chimera for myself, merely considering I don't desire to take any risks and I want to requite myself the best take chances possible to do well hither.'

© Provided by Daily Mail Ash Barty historic a glass of champagne at her mail service-match printing briefing after shutting herself off from the exterior world during the Australian Open

Barty enjoyed a beer during an live interview with Aqueduct Nine commentary team before long after defeated American 27th seed Danielle Collins Saturday night's concluding before enjoying a few quiet ones with family and friends.

'From the start, fifty-fifty all of our extended team, nosotros just tried to do the right matter like we'd done the final 18 months, two years, merely non exist silly with information technology and merely non add any extra unnecessary gamble for a couple of weeks,' she said.

'We tin can savour this, and at present nosotros can do what nosotros want.'

Barty will return home to Queensland in the coming days, where there are growing calls for a statue to be erected in Barty's hometown of Ipswich west of Brisbane's outskirts.

Several online petitions have been inundated with signatures while Ipswich City Council plastered billboards around the town within hours of Barty's latest accolade

© Provided past Daily Mail As Omicron outbreak swept beyond the nation, Ash Barty (correct) close herself off from the outside wirld with fiance Garry Kissick

'It'due south really wonderful  that people talk about the fact she's from Ipswich,' mayor Teresa Harding said.

'She's from the suburb of Springfield so we would love to be part of it as well.'

Barty already has the keys to Ipswich and already has a tennis court named after her.

The quango's next plan is to hopefully build a statue in her accolade.

'We're in discussions with Ash's squad on information technology,' Cr Harding said.

'Council is already exploring ways nosotros tin can honour Ash'due south amazing achievements.

'We've received so many wonderful suggestions from the Ipswich community.'

© Provided by Daily Mail Dozens of billboard posters (pictured) have been plastered in Ash Barty's hometown of Ipswich Read more than

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