Party won Australia’s most prestigious sporting award

The same Retired, Ashley Party A big star in Australia! The former world number one has won three Grand Slam titles in his career Australian Open in January 2022, won the Dan Award on Friday, December 9. An annual award to recognize an Australian athlete or team for their achievements over the past 12 months.

Ashley Party 2022 is only a month into January when she became the first Australian player to win on home soil since Chris O’Neill in 1978. So getting the Dan award for the second time in his career is a big achievement. After 2019.

Hurdler Sally Pearson (2012 and 2014) is the third Australian to win the award more than once, joining Olympic gold medalist and Olympic pole vault champion Steve Hooker (2008 and 2009).

“Ash Party’s tennis exploits will live forever in Australian sporting history”

“It was the perfect punctuation mark to a career that inspired a nation and gave young hopefuls the confidence that if you dare to dream, you can turn those dreams into reality. Ash Party’s tennis exploits will live forever in Australian sporting history.” On the Sport Australia Hall of Fame website.

“Rising to the top of the world rankings and winning three Grand Slam singles titles on three different surfaces, Party’s victory was historic as it was the first time in 44 years that a local from Australia had won the Open. Although we didn’t know it at the time, it was her parting gift as a competitor to the country she loved so much. This is it.”