Paris, France , 9 June 2019 | Tennis Australia

https://twitter.com/CathyFreeman/status/1137501825148411904Legends, fellow Australian and WTA players, as well as  stars of the entertainment world were quick to congratulate Australia’s Ash Barty after she lifted a first Grand Slam singles trophy at Roland Garros.

Billie Jean King was among the first to take to Twitter, with Rod Laver equally delighted by his fellow Queenslander’s major breakthrough.

https://twitter.com/BillieJeanKing/status/1137386261050732544

https://twitter.com/rodlaver/status/1137476610339196928

Sam Stosur, Australia’s most recent Grand Slam singles champion at the 2011 US Open, was thrilled with her Fed Cup teammate’s success.

Massive CONGRATULATIONS to @ashbar96 on your incredible win today! So happy and proud of you!!Always knew you would achieve this incredible success! You have such a gift and determination and now the trophy to show… https://t.co/6OVxLCDPBv

— Samantha Stosur (@bambamsam30) June 8, 2019

John Millman, Daria Gavrilova, Alex de Minaur and Priscilla Hon were among the other Australian Fed and Davis Cup players to show they were similarly proud.

I’ve known Ash for a long time and she’s always been special. Winning a French Open title doesn’t confirm what we’ve always known. So happy for @ashbar96, @CTyzzer and her family for this. #queenslander pic.twitter.com/yErk8chuYW

— John Millman (@johnhmillman) June 8, 2019

https://twitter.com/Daria_gav/status/1137384871750447104

https://twitter.com/alexdeminaur/status/1137390519116546048

https://twitter.com/lleytonhewitt/status/1137448839118503936

Simona Halep and Sloane Stephens, champion and runner-up respectively at Roland Garros in 2018, led praise from fellow WTA stars.

https://twitter.com/Simona_Halep/status/1137396788489592832

https://twitter.com/SloaneStephens/status/1137398293233844225

Petra Kvitova, Madison Keys and Andrea Petkovic also took to Twitter to congratulate the new star.

https://twitter.com/Petra_Kvitova/status/1137399986541486080

Current and former doubles partners, Victoria Azarenka and CoCo Vandeweghe (who teamed with Barty for a first Grand Slam win in the 2018 women’s doubles event) were similarly excited by Barty’s biggest career win.

https://twitter.com/vika7/status/1137397019247558656

https://twitter.com/CoCoVandey/status/1136999356035289088

After earlier congratulations from Australian Hugh Jackman in reaching the final, there was also an outpouring of support from other Aussie celebrities and sporting stars.

https://twitter.com/CathyFreeman/status/1137501825148411904

And to hear her speak. She is GOLD. An amazing ambassador for Australia. https://t.co/XrVrTS7KLO

— Dave Hughes (@DHughesy) June 8, 2019