Barty announces shock retirement from tennis aged 25
Barty dropped the bombshell weeks after becoming the first home Australian Open champion in 44 years and so winning a Grand Slam crown on three different surfaces.
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World No 1 Ashleigh Barty announces shock retirement from tennis aged 25
World number one Ashleigh Barty stunned tennis on Wednesday by announcing her retirement from the sport aged just 25, saying she had fulfilled her dreams and was "spent physically".
Ashleigh Barty: Down-to-earth star of many sporting talents
Ashleigh Barty excels at so many sports that she has played professional cricket and even won a golf tournament, but it was in tennis where she rose to become the best in the world. In January she took her place among the giants of Australian sport by winning her home Grand Slam. It was fitting that Chris O'Neil, the last home-grown player to win the Australian Open, in 1978, was in the stadium to witness Barty ending a 44-year hoodoo and thrilling a nation glued to their televisions. Less than two months later, Barty on Wednesday announced her shock retirement from tennis aged just 25. She leaves the sport having been world number one for more than two years and with three Grand Slam singles titles, having also won the French Open in 2019 and Wimbledon last year.
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Broncos extend coach Walters' NRL contract
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Australian cricket great Rod Marsh dead at 74
The 74-year-old, who played 96 Tests and was later a long-time national selector, had been in an induced coma and passed away at a hospital in Adelaide.
Former Australian Wicketkeeper Rodney Marsh In Induced Coma
Australian cricket great Rodney Marsh was "in the fight of his life" Monday after being placed in an induced coma following a major heart attack last week, his family said. The 74-year-old wicketkeeper, who played 96 Tests and was later a long-time national selector, was hospitalised after collapsing at a charity event in Queensland state. His son Paul said his condition was "critical".
Former Australian wicketkeeper Rod Marsh in induced coma
Australian cricket great Rod Marsh was "in the fight of his life" on Monday after being placed in an induced coma following a major heart attack last week, his family said.