Updated On: 29 January, 2022 06:14 PM IST | Melbourne | IANS
Top seed Barty overturned a 5-1 deficit in the second set to defeat No, 27 seed Collins 6-3, 7-6(2) in the final, becoming the first home champion at the tournament since Chris O`Neil in 1978

Ashleigh Barty. Pic/AFP
Ashleigh Barty beat Danielle Collins in the final to win the 2022 Australian Open women`s singles title, ending her country`s 44-year wait for a home Grand Slam champion.
Top seed Barty overturned a 5-1 deficit in the second set to defeat No, 27 seed Collins 6-3, 7-6(2) in the final, becoming the first home champion at the tournament since Chris O`Neil in 1978.