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Australian women’s tennis world No.1 Ashleigh Barty has shocked the sporting world by retiring aged just 25.
Barty pulled the plug on her stunning career ‘to chase other dreams’ just weeks after winning the Australian Open, six months after claiming the Wimbledon title last year.
The three-time grand slam winner announced her shock retirement on Wednesday in a video with former doubles partner and good friend Casey Dellacqua.
The three-time grand slam winner from Ipswich in Queensland, fought back tears as she made the bombshell announcement, saying she was physically and emotionally ‘spent’.
‘It’s the first time I’ve said it out loud, so it’s hard to say but I’m so happy and I’m so ready,’ she explained in the video.
Ash Barty (pictured winning her first grand slam at the French Open in 2019) has shocked the tennis world by announcing her retirement at age 25
‘I just know at the moment in my heart and for me as a person that this is right.’
‘I know I’ve done this before but in a very different feeling and I’m so grateful of what tennis has given me, all of my dreams plus more but I know the time is right now for me to step away to chase other dreams
‘I just know that I’m absolutely – I am spent. I just know, physically, I have nothing more to give.
‘And that, for me is, is success. I’ve given absolutely everything I can to this beautiful sport of tennis.
‘Ash Barty the person has so many dreams that she wants to chase after that don’t necessarily involve travelling the world, being away from my family being away from my home.’
The women’s world number one was visibly emotional as she made the shock announcement
Barty said she’s been considering retirement for a while and had a ‘gut feeling’ achieving her childhood dream of winning Wimbledon last year.
‘It’s something I’ve been thinking about for a long time and I’ve had a lot of incredible moments in my career that have been pivotal moments,’ she said.
‘Wimbledon last year changed a lot for me as a…
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