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Darren Walton and Anna Harrington

Ash Barty on Sam Kerr, Matildas World Cup bandwagon

Ash Barty is hoping Sam Kerr's Matildas can give Australian sports fans another iconic moment. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Ash Barty is on the Sam Kerr bandwagon as soccer's "special" talent strives to inspire another iconic Australian sporting moment.

Two and a half years after Barty's hoodoo-busting Australian Open tennis victory, Kerr is now carrying the hopes of a nation in trying to lead the Matildas to a similarly seismic Women's World Cup football triumph.

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