UPDATE: Ashleigh Barty has sealed an Australian victory over Italy at the Hopman Cup with a stunning demolition of Francesca Schiavone at Perth Arena.

Queenslanders John Millman and Ashleigh Barty were given the best possible start to the New Year in the form of wildcards into Australian Open 2013.

Rising 16-year-old star Ashleigh Barty will contest the Moorilla Hobart International for a second time after she was awarded a wildcard today.

Teen sensation Ashleigh Barty is set to make her Hyundai Hopman Cup debut following the withdrawal this week of Casey Dellacqua due to injury.

Watch highlights of the Australian Open 2013 Play-off women's quarterfinal between Bojana Bobusic and Ashleigh Barty.

Number two seed Ashleigh Barty had little trouble in defeating Ashley Keir on court six today in the first round of the Australian Open Play-off.

Australians Casey Dellacqua and Ashleigh Barty have paired to win the doubles title at the ITF $75,000 event in Toyota, Japan.

Ashleigh Barty's recent successes on the Australian Pro Tour have helped the Queensland teenager crack the world's top 200 this week.

Ben Mitchell and Ashleigh Barty are the 2012 Latrobe City MSS Security Tennis International champions after taking out the men’s and women’s singles titles.

Young Australian prospect Ashleigh Barty is knocking on the door of the top 200 after rising 30 places in this week's WTA rankings.