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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Ashleigh Barty's shocking decision to retire from tennis on Wednesday at the age of just 25 shocked fans and players around the world as they took to social media to pay their tributes. Even Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza took to social media to hail the "unbelievable role model" and also wished her luck. Taking to Twitter, Mirza wrote, "What a legend @ashbarty .. tennis will miss you .. unbelievable role model on and off the court .. good luck mate for this next phase #inspiration".
Ash Barty retires not just as a great of tennis, but as a much-loved Australian personality
In the end, it was done in the most Ash Barty way possible.
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Ash Barty has paid special tribute to her 2021 Wimbledon victory, calling it her “one true dream” as she announced her retirement from tennis at the age of 25.
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Wimbledon and Australian Open champion Ashleigh Barty announced her shock retirement from tennis on Wednesday aged 25. Here are a few highlights from her short but illustrious career: The Australian wins Wimbledon on the 50th anniversary of fellow indigenous Australian Evonne Goolagong Cawley's triumph there. Barty's victory in 2021 fulfils a dream that leaves her wondering how long she wants to carry on. In her retirement message Barty -- who won the French Open in 2019 -- described her Wimbledon crown as her "one true dream". "I've had a lot of incredible moments in my career that have been pivotal moments and Wimbledon last year changed a lot for me as a person," she said, describing the emotion of an athlete who has worked hard her entire life "for one goal". "To be able to win Wimbledon -- which was my dream, the one true dream that I wanted in tennis -- that really changed my perspective." Even after Wimbledon "there was just a little part of me that wasn't quite satisfied, wasn't quite fulfilled", Barty now says. "And then came the challenge of the Australian Open."
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