Any comeback for Ashleigh Barty 'a long way off'
Ash Barty has said she would "never say never" about returning to professional tennis following her shock retirement.
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Retiring at just 25, Ash Barty says she is ready to chase new dreams
Barty encapsulated the best of tennis. The sport's most flattering adjective. In a one-dimensional era, where power has purchase and flair is only loose change, Barty - with more variety in her game than colours in an artist's palette was its sterling centre-piece. Her signature sliced backhand opened the court and shut out opponents, the forehand, a shot that hollered precision, rivalled only her serve that cut through the air with the decisive quality of a switchblade.
Barty looks forward to family time, helping Indigenous community
MELBOURNE : Ash Barty said on Thursday there was no perfect time to bow out of tennis but that claiming the Australian Open championship in front of home fans was the ideal finish to her career.
Barty was ready to quit after winning 2019 French Open: coach
MELBOURNE : Ash Barty's stunning decision to quit tennis at 25 and at the top of her game left the tennis world stunned but her coach Craig Tyzzer revealed the Australian was ready to bow out years ago just as her career was taking off.
World tennis No. 1 Ash Barty calls her stunning decision to retire 'scary but exciting'
In her first news conference since announcing her immediate retirement from professional tennis, three-time major champion and current world No. 1 Ash Barty called her decision «scary but exciting» and said she was looking forward to working with Australian junior players in the near future, as well as spending time with her family.
Ash Barty would ‘never say never’ about returning to professional tennis
Ash Barty has said she would “never say never” about returning to professional tennis following her shock retirement.
Full video: Ash Barty explains shock retirement during press conference
Ash Barty has told media to be patient in revealing whether she will take up another sport, after fronting a press conference to explain her shock retirement.