Ash Barty — the girl who became number one

Fierce Girls

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Kids & Family, Stories For Kids

4.4 • 930 Ratings

🗓️ 27 September 2020

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Whack! Ash Barty was four years old when she hit a powerful shot at the head of her tennis coach. He said she wasn’t old enough to play but he saw how determined she was.

Since then, she’s whacked millions of tennis balls and travelled away from home for months at a time to practice and play. Until, finally, she became the number one female tennis player in the whole world.

Written and narrated by 11-year-old Ciara Whitehouse.

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0:00.0	This is the story of the girl.
0:02.0	This is the story of the girl power.
0:10.0	This is the story of the girl who became the world number one.
0:14.0	Written and read by me, 11 year old Kiara White House.
0:21.0	Wap! Ash zipped across the corner. Wha!
0:23.0	Ash zipped across the court, leaping, sliding and sprinting.
0:28.0	Wha!
0:29.0	She dumped the bull back and forth, sending it soaring over the net.
0:33.0	Every stroke was filled with power, wha, passion, wha
0:37.4	and determination.
0:39.2	Wap.
0:41.2	Ash watched as her opponent stretched her arm and lunged towards the ball.
0:45.0	Will she make it? Ash wondered.
0:47.0	No.
0:48.0	The ball flew straight past her opponents,
0:51.0	faster than a speeding bullet.
0:52.8	Done.
0:53.8	It bounced off the court.
0:55.8	Game set match, Miss Bar.
0:58.8	She was speedy.
1:01.8	She was strong. She was determined. She was at Barshie and one day she'd be number one. Whoosh!
1:14.0	Four-year-old Ash swung the old squash racket as hard as her little arms could.
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