Ashleigh Barty Wins Birmingham Title and Reaches World No. 1 (June 23, 2019) Australia’s Ashleigh Barty beat Julia Goerges of Germany 6-3, 7-5 to win the Nature Valley Classic at the Edgbaston Priory Club on Sunday in Birmingham. Her win moves her ranking up to No. 1 for the first time. Barty did not drop a set en route to the title - she is the first player to win the … [Read more...] about Ashleigh Barty Wins Birmingham Title and Reaches World No. 1