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(Reuters) - Following the retirement of Australian world number one Ash Barty at 25, here is a list of high-profile tennis players and other sportspeople who called time on their careers at a young age.
Ash Barty, the No. 1-ranked women's tennis player in the world, announced her retirement on Tuesday.
Retired Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov admits he may «kill or be killed» as the grim reality of the war in his home country kicks in. The 33-year-old is still in his first official year of retirement after hanging up his racket in May 2021, but he has shelved his original plans and instead travelled back to Ukraine to enlist and help to repel the Russian invasion. Ad/> Dolgopolov — like many who have returned to fight — has had to learn the basics from scratch, but didn't doubt his decision.
Ashleigh Barty's ambitions and desires have been well and truly sated. Her time at the top was too short for tennis, but not for the person who matters most.
Ashleigh Barty’s sudden retirement has rocked the tennis world and it now means the women’s tour will have a new world number one.
Serena Williams remains coy on her retirement plans, revealing that she is currently just «living for the day». Williams, now 40, is widely considered the best player to grace women's tennis in the modern era, with Margaret Court's record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles just about the only target the younger Williams sister has yet to reach.
Ashleigh Barty’s sudden retirement has rocked the tennis world and it now means the women’s tour will have a new world number one.
Rafael Nadal's injury sustained at Indian Wells was «absolutely unexpected» and a «real shame», according to Eurosport expert Alex Corretja. The 2022 Australian Open champion has been ruled out for four to six weeks with a cracked rib suffered during his defeat in the final against Taylor Fritz in the California desert on Sunday. Ad/> Nadal was visibly struggling to breathe during the match, saying afterwards that he was finding it “difficult”, having had to lie down at times to receive treatment.