Barty wins girls’ title to seal Australian double

Ashleigh Barty completed a memorable double for Australia when she won the Wimbledon girls' singles title with a 7-5, 7-6 (7/3) victory over Russia's Irina Khromacheva in the final on Sunday. Just 24 hours after Barty's compatriot Luke Saville won the boys' title against Britain's Liam Broady, the 15-year-old became only the second Australian girl to win the junior Wimbledon singles, and the first for 31 years. Queensland-based Barty battled back from a break down in the both sets to emulate Debbie Freeman's triumph in 1980. Khromacheva, 16, made a fast start as the third seed broke in the third game. But 12th seed Barty broke back to level at 4-4 and then converted her second set point with a stinging forehand. Barty, the first