The Barty Party

[tonyo]

Barty will struggle at the US Open, the lightweight tennis balls used by the girls in US tournaments are more conducive to players who hit the ball flat like the Williams sisters, or like Barty's most recent opponent Collins. The lower mass of the ball means Barty's changes of pace have less effect on unsettling the opponents game.

Barty has shown that perhaps her greatest strength is the ability to adapt her game and strategy to manage different opponents - most of the other girls on tour are machines that do it the same way.

If she stays fit and with her style of game, Barty may well get to Flushing Meadow with a Grand Slam on offer. 

I would imagine that if she snaffles the French in May, and Wimbledon in June, she will spend the next three months leading up to the US Open making sure she knows how to deal with different balls.