Anyone for tennis? "You betcha," cried Ash Barty. And so the infant from Ipswich, with a racquet in her hand taller than herself, took her first step on the road to riches.
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A few summers on and Ash Barty becomes universally recognised as "Cash" Barty.
Just over $70,000 a minute for 90-minutes of tennis. A grand prize of $6m for whipping the Ukranian Eve Svilolina 6-4, 6-3 in the final of the WTA championships in Shenzhen, Chinatown.
Our pin-up girl from Ipswich, southwest of Brisbane sporting a population of 150,000. How long before Ash owns Ipswich!
What a girl, what a rich girl and what a personality.
Ash Barty has put the smile back in the face of Australian tennis. A refreshing change from one or two of her male counterparts who prefer to snarl than smile.
Tennis has been kind to Ash. Ash has been a a revolution for Tennis.
Survey the most popular athlete in Australia for the past decade and Ash wins to love.
The money available to tennis players will, to many, seem obscene.
Why tennis?
Our elite swimmers, many of them the best in the world, slog it out lap after lap for peanuts. Our tennis stars are paid in (cash) hews.
Seems an incredible ill-balance.
And now we hear that New Zealand's Mr Football will receive $10m to play in the English Super League with a team from Toronto, Canada.
Sonny Bill Williams is one of the most explosive footballers of our time whether it be Rugby or Rugby League.
A whopping $10m for a player who is more injury prone than any other.
In his defense, he remains so injury prone due to his style of play.
Sonny Bill plays with his brain and his brawn. He often pays the price by missing big games.
Well done to the Toronto Wolfpack franchise. If you crack the big time then you dress for the occasion.
I just hope Sonny Bill suits up for more than a handful of games.
