She relishes the fact that she is the youngest ever to play at Wimbledon, and she was excited about
snapping Evert - Lloyd's 125 - match clay - court winning streak this summer.
This was a title that Austin was destined to win, but even so, her 6 - 4, 6 - 3 triumph over a slimmed - down and fresh Chris Evert - Lloyd was startling not only because it came a trifle sooner than anyone expected, but also because
it snapped Evert - Lloyd's Open championship streak at four and dashed any hopes she had of regaining the domination of women's tennis that she enjoyed as recently as last year.