"Career That Has Inspired The World": How The World Reacted To Ashleigh Barty's Retirement
The tennis world was shook when world number 1 tennis player Ashleigh Barty announced her sudden retirement at the age of 25 on Wednesday. In a video posted by Barty on Instagram, Barty said that she was "thankful for everything this sport has given me" and went on to announce that it was the "right" time for her to put her "racquets down". "Today is difficult and filled with emotion for me as I announce my retirement from tennis... I'm so happy, and I'm so ready and I just know at the moment in my heart as a person, this is right. I'm so grateful for everything that tennis has given me, it's given me all of my dreams plus more. But I know the time is now right for me to step away and chase other dreams and put the racquets down," she said in the video.


