Ash Barty: She's a tennis grand slam title winner and played pro cricket. Now Aussie star will feature in a leading golf event

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN

Updated 1028 GMT (1828 HKT) April 19, 2022

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(CNN)Just a month after she shocked the tennis world byannouncing her retirement from the sport, former world No.1Ashleigh Barty is returning to the spotlight with a golf club instead of a racket in hand.

Captained by two time Masters champion and former world no. 1 Ernie Els, Barty will join a roster of sports stars at the Icons Series debut US event, a 10-hole team match-play tournament which will take place in New Jersey from June 30 to July 1.Former world No.1 Fred Couples will captain Team USA, which includes Olympic great Michael Phelps, boxer Oscar De La Hoya, former NFL star Ben Roethlisberger and TV personality Michael Strahan.Ashleigh Barty focuses on the ball at the 2019 Presidents Cup in Melbourne, Australia, Dec. 9, 2019. Meanwhile, on Team Rest of the World, Barty will join Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola, Tottenham's superstar striker Harry Kane, and boxer Canelo Alvarez.In a video explaining her decision to retire from tennis at the age of 25, Barty said she had «a perspective shift in me in the second phase of my career, that my happiness wasn't dependent on the results, and success for me is knowing I've given absolutely everything I can.» Read MoreEarlier this year Barty won the Australian Open and her retirement announcement came after she had won three major singles titles in the last three years.«I know how much work it takes to bring the best out of yourself. I've said it to my team multiple times, it's just I don't have that in me anymore,» said Barty in March when she retired.«I don't have the physical drive, the emotional want, and everything it