It’s the trophy that this week got the tennis world talking – and it was designed and made by Yapeen local Ron Murray.
As everyone who’s been following the tennis knows, Ash Barty has another trophy in her ever-expanding cabinet – and this one’s likely the most unique of them all.
When the world number one signaled her intent ahead of the Australian Open with a straight-sets victory over Garbine Muguruza to clinch last Sunday’s final of the Yarra Valley Classic warm-up event, she was presented with the prize.
The trophy commissioned by Tennis Australia and designed and made by Yapeen Indigenous artist and muso Ron Murray. Read more in today’s Mail…
