The organisers of the US Open said they could have better communicated with wheelchair athletes before announcing they would not be part of this year's scaled-down event in New York and are now rethinking their decision.
Australian Paralympic tennis champion Dylan Alcott, who led the player backlash and had described the exclusion as 'disgusting discrimination', thanked organisers for reversing the decision.
The 2011 US Open champion could not wait to join her friend for the 'Barty Party'.
Here are some of the best moments from the 2019 Australian Open.
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