The Australian won 15 titles in her career and was the sport's top player for 121 weeks.
“We will miss you so much, Ash.” I am spent.” The Australian won 15 titles, including the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the French Open and was the sport’s top player for 121 weeks.
Ash Barty of Australia waves after defeating Danielle Collins of the U.S. in the women's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia on Jan. 29, 2022. Ash Barty, the world No. 1 women's tennis player, has surprised the ...
"I have given everything I can to this beautiful of sport and I'm really happy with that. She became the first Australian player in 44 years to win at her home event in January, beating four U. S. tennis stars on the way. I am spent," she explained in a short interview with her friend and former doubles partner Casey Dellacqua.
Ashleigh Barty's retirement has reverberated around the tennis world. Tributes to her career have poured in from several ATP stars, as well as many of her ...
Very proud of you mate ❤️— Dylan Alcott (@DylanAlcott) March 23, 2022 wishing you only the best! A champion in every sense of the word. On and off the court. Barty had stepped away from the game before, taking a two-year break between 2015 and 2017, but returned to take the WTA Tour by storm. Thank you to everyone who has supported me along the way, I’ll always be grateful for the lifelong memories that we created together.”
Iga Swiatek, set to take over from Ash Barty as the new world No.1, admits she was reduced to tears by the bombshell news of the Australian's retirement.
"She was a great player and brought a lot of variety to the game. "I have no doubt she will continue to inspire and make a positive difference in the world. "I feel like that just shows if you take time off, you come back, you're hungry, you're ready. "There was lot of confusion in me, for sure. I took a lot of inspiration from her, just how she's able to mix things up." We're going to miss her, for sure.
Australia's world number one Ash Barty has decided to retire from professional tennis at the age of 25.
I am very excited." "I'll never, ever, ever stop loving tennis, it'll always be a massive part of my life. I've given absolutely everything I can to this beautiful sport of tennis and I'm really happy with that. Thank you to everyone who has supported me along the way, I'll always be grateful for the lifelong memories that we created together." "It's given me all of my dreams and more, but I know that the time is right now for me to step away and chase other dreams, and put the racquet down." "I'm so happy, I'm so ready and I just know at the moment in my heart for me as a person that this is right," Barty added.
In a video posted to social media on Wednesday revealing she was retiring, where Barty spoke to former doubles partner and best mate Casey Dellacqua, the world ...
This was an indication to the rest of us she was never going to play forever. And then came the challenge of the Australian Open," she said. But perhaps even back then, Barty already knew the next stage of her life lay outside the tennis court. She admitted herself she wasn't sure where the guttural scream came from, acknowledging it was unusual and out of character. And then came the challenge of the Australian Open. I just had that gut feeling after Wimbledon and had spoken to my team quite a lot about it," Barty said.