GOOD MORNING The first grand slam of 2022 is reaching it's climax and we've got live coverage of the women's singles final coming up between Ash Barty and Danielle Collins. Both players breezed through their last four matches - who will come away with the trophy? We'll find out over the next few hours, with the pair due on court at about 8.30
A. Barty vs D. Collins | Australian Open
Women's Singles | Final | 29.01.2022 | Rod Laver Arena
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A. Barty (1)
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D. Collins (27)
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Updated 29/01/2022 at 10:44 GMT
08:53
BARTY 2-1* COLLINS
A very comfortable hold for Barty. She's got one of the best serves in the women's game and has already fired down a couple of aces here
08:51
BARTY *1-1 COLLINS
An excellent hold to 15 from Collins in her first service game. She's already unleashed some big ground strokes
08:49
BARTY 1-0* COLLINS
Barty holds to 30 in the first set of the final. A confident start for the home favourite.
08:45
We are under way! Barty won the coin toss and is serving first
08:39
Mat Wilander: "First set to Collins and then two simple sets to Barty"
08:39
Tim Henman: "I'm going to have to go for Barty. I just think she's playing so well. I think she's going to find a way to get the job done."
08:38
The players are on court! As expected, Barty gets a huge roar from the crowd as she emerges
08:31
There have been four previous meetings between Barty and Collins, with Barty leading the head-to-head 3-1. They last met at the Adelaide International in February 2021, when Collins won 6-3 6-4
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08:24
Will today's umpire be called, well, how can I say it, 'a small cat'? Daniil Medvedev had a bit of a melt down in his semi-final yesterday
08:21
Our coverage of the final is already underway on Eurosport 1
08:16
Ash Barty has not even dropped a set in Melbourne, and she has become the first Australian singles player to reach the women's final Down Under since Wendy Turnbull in 1980. The last Aussie winner in Melbourne was Chris O'Neil two years earlier
08:14
Can 27th seed Collins cause an upset? She beat Iga Swiatek 6-4 6-1 in her semi-final match on Thursday and seven time Grand Slam champion John McEnroe is warning against ruling out her chances
08:10
This is a first Grand Slam final for Danielle Collins - her previous best was the semi-finals here in Australia in 2019 when she lost to second seed Petra Kvitova. But Ash Barty is chasing a third major title, having won the 2019 French Open and Wimbledon last year