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Wimbledon champion Barty will now bid for her third Grand Slam
crown and first on hardcourt at New York after humbling major
winners Angelique Kerber, Victoria Azarenka and Barbora
Krejcikova.
"It's been an awesome week. I felt like with each match we're
getting progressively better and better in most parts of my
game," the Australian told reporters after clinching her
tour-leading fifth title of a stellar 2021.
"Today against Jil I feel like I was able to really trust myself
and play with confidence, get after the ball, be aggressive and
get a bit of a run-on, which was going to be important in a big
final.
"I think we're just excited that we've got matches under our
belt in tough conditions here in Cincy, and that's put us in
really good stead going into New York."
Barty came out of the Tokyo Olympics with a doubles bronze medal
and a tinge of disappointment after her quest for singles gold
ended with a first-up loss to Sara Sorribes Tormo.
The change of scene in the United States appears to have done
wonders, along with a more aggressive mindset on the back of
excellent serving.
"I felt like these conditions were going to reward good serving
and good first-strike tennis," said the 25-year-old.
"Even though that's not necessarily my repertoire all the time,
I felt like I wanted to push myself this week to try and be more
assertive on my serve."
World number 76 Teichmann will also head to Flushing Meadows
with new confidence in her game after a terrific week, having
upset U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka, Karolina Pliskova and
Olympic champion Belinda Bencic.
(Reporting by Ian Ransom in Melbourne; Editing by Shri
Navaratnam)
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