Ash Barty takes on Danielle Collins in the women's Australian Open final

Ash Barty has won the Australian Open women's final 6-3, 7-6 (7-2) after an incredible second set comeback - breaking a 44-year hoodoo for home-grown talent.  

The 25-year-old world No. 1 showed too much class for American Danielle Collins at Melbourne Park's Rod Laver Arena, using her precision to counteract the American underdog's power hitting.

The Brisbane-born phenom took control in the opening set - winning over 90 per cent of her first service games and stifling Collins' baseline hitting with her backhand slice.

But Collins put the pressure right back on the Aussie talent at the beginning of the second set, breaking Barty's serve and turning the match on its head.

Just when it appeared Collins would level the contest at a set all, Barty clawed her way back from 5-1 down to bring the second set to a tie break. 

With the crowd cheering on the Aussie, Barty held her nerve and took the tie break 7-2 claiming her first Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup.

To cap off her famous victory she was presented with the trophy by her childhood hero Evonne Goolagong - a fellow Indigenous tennis star who won 13 Grand Slam titles.

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Former Australian swimmer and Olympian Ian Thorpe (right) is seen in the crowd ahead of the Women's singles final between Ashleigh Barty and Danielle Collins

Pictured: Russell Crowe watches the Women's Singles Final match between Ashleigh Barty of Australia and Danielle Collins

To cap off Barty's famous victory she was presented with the trophy by her childhood hero Evonne Goolagong (cente) - a fellow Indigenous tennis star who won 13 Grand Slam titles