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'She played for the love of the game!' - Barty different to 'freaks' like Roger Federer & Serena, says Mats Wilander

Mats Wilander has had his say after Ashleigh Barty made a shock announcement that she will retire from professional tennis at the age of just 25. The seven-time Grand Slam winner says that — contrary to other top professionals — a love of the game had led to Barty becoming a professional, and a change in priorities following the hardships of the Covid-19 pandemic may have influenced her decision to retire from the game at the age of 25. Ad/> “I think for me, Ash Barty represents sports more than she represents tennis,” began Wilander.

Ashleigh Barty shuns longevity like Roger Federer and Serena Williams to bow out on her own terms

Work-life balance is not a term usually associated with professional athletes. For many, the life of a professional athlete isn’t seen as ‘work’, despite the sacrifices and the hours of training and travelling. But it is always ‘work’, and Ashleigh Barty has decided that she wants to focus more on her life.

Borg, Soderling, Henin, Barty... las retiradas más sorprendentes

La noticia de la retirada de la tenista australiana Ashleigh Barty a los 25 años cuando ocupaba el número 1 del mundo del ranking WTA ha conmocionado al mundo del deporte. Sin embargo, el mundo del tenis ya ha vivido a lo largo de su historia episodios similares al sucedido hoy con Barty con retiradas muy tempranas de grandes estrellas. A continuación repasamos la retirada de otras ilustres raquetas de forma muy temprana.

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Ashleigh Barty retires with no regrets and heaps of adulation

While the likes of Serena Williams and Rafa Nadal continue to chase Grand Slam titles, defying age and injuries, Barty's declaration that she has achieved everything she set out to in the sport stands in sharp contrast. She leaves tennis as world number one and a three-times major champion with titles at Roland Garros and Wimbledon alongside her Australian Open triumph in January, just when the discussion had moved on to how many more Slams she could win. "There was a perspective shift in me in the second phase of my career that my happiness wasn't dependent on the results," Barty said. "Success for me is knowing I've given absolutely everything I can. I'm fulfilled, I'm happy. I know how much work it takes to bring the best out in yourself... I don't have that in me anymore."

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'She played for the love of the game!' - Barty different to 'freaks' like Roger Federer & Serena, says Mats Wilander

Ashleigh Barty shuns longevity like Roger Federer and Serena Williams to bow out on her own terms

Borg, Soderling, Henin, Barty... las retiradas más sorprendentes

Ex-tennis star could "kill or be killed" on front line of Ukraine's war with Russia

Ashleigh Barty retires with no regrets and heaps of adulation

Tennis-Barty retires with no regrets and heaps of adulation

Barty retires with no regrets and heaps of adulation

Ashleigh Barty retires: Her time at the top was too short for tennis - but not for her