Melbourne, VIC, 12 June 2019 | tennis.com.au

Ash Barty has moved to with striking distance of the world No.1 ranking after her breakthrough triumph at the French Open.

Having ascended to No.2, Barty is the highest-ranked Australian woman since Evonne Goolagong in December 1976.

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Barty also heads the WTA Race to Shenzhen, the leaderboard which will determine the top eight qualifiers for the season-ending WTA Finals in China.

This is pretty cool. @ashbar96 #RaceToShenzhen pic.twitter.com/sVtsai26fN

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Also trending upwards was Jordan Thompson, whose stellar 2019 season continued with a run to the third round in Paris.

Alexei Popyrin advanced to the second round as, as a result, is on the cusp of the top 100.

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Several Aussie women, including Arina Rodionova and Maddison Inglis, enjoyed big moves thanks to their recent success on the ITF circuit.

Australia’s biggest movers

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