- Title: Australia's tennis star Barty arrives for Tokyo 2020
- Date: 19th July 2021
- Summary: NARITA, CHIBA PREFECTURE, JAPAN (JULY 19, 2021) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF WORLD NUMBER ONE TENNIS PLAYER, AUSTRALIA'S ASHLEIGH BARTY, WALKING ON HALLWAY WITH HER STAFF VARIOUS OF BARTY AND HER STAFF STANDING VARIOUS OF BARTY AND HER STAFF WALKING ON AIRCRAFT SEEN THROUGH WINDOW
- Embargoed: 2nd August 2021 10:14
- Keywords: Ashleigh Barty Australia Japan Narita Olympics Tokyo Tokyo 2020 airport arrival tennis
- Location: NARITA, JAPAN
- City: NARITA, JAPAN
- Country: Japan
- Topics: Asia / Pacific,Olympics,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA001EMIAEYV
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Wimbledon champion and world number one Ashleigh Barty, arrived in Japan on Monday (July 19) ahead of the Tokyo 2020.
Barty, 25, aims to join Steffi Graf (1988) and Venus (2000) and Serena (2012) Williams as the only women in the Open era to win Wimbledon and Olympic singles gold in the same year.
Japan's Naomi Osaka heads the field in the women's singles while several big names in tennis events will not be travelling to Tokyo including former singles and doubles gold-medallist Rafa Nadal, four-time gold-medallist Serena Williams, U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem and Romanian two-time Grand Slam winner Simona Halep.
A total of 46 nations will be represented at the Olympic tennis event which will be held at the Ariake Tennis Park from July 24 until August 1.
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