The 2020 season has been like no other in tennis. This year’s Baseline Awards look at the standout performers and moments during an unusual season. (Photos: Getty Images)
It was only a few years ago that Ashleigh Barty accomplished one of the greatest comebacks in the history of the sport. After hitting pause on her career back in 2014—and taking up professional cricket—the young Australian returned to tennis in 2016, finishing in the top 20 a year later. By the end of 2019, she was No. 1 in the world after a season that saw her win her first Grand Slam singles title and the season-ending championships.
To say great things were expected of Barty in 2020 would be an understatement. Her season got off to a fairly strong start as she won the title in Adelaide, the eighth of her career and first on home soil.