Width: "I will never stop loving tennisIt’s a big part of my life, but I think it’s important to enjoy the next part of my life, which is regarding the human Ashleigh Barty, not the athletic Ashleigh Barty.".
Barty spent a total of 121 weeks at the top of the rankings.
This is the second retirement for Barty in her sports career, as she moved away from the game as a teenager towards the end of 2014 due to her annoyance regarding competing in tournaments, but she returned in 2016 and quickly advanced in the rankings.
In the video, Barty said, along with her best friend and former doubles partner Casey Delacqua: "I know I’ve done that before but with different feelings".
The Australian added: "I am so grateful for tennis, it has given me all my dreams and more, but I know now is the time to walk away and chase other dreams and put my rackets aside.".
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Barty’s retirement comes following winning 15 titles, and less than two months following winning the Australian Open, her third Grand Slam title, following winning Wimbledon 2021 and French Open 2019.
In a video on her Instagram account, the emotional Barty said:Ashleigh Barty People have a lot of dreams they want to chase, and that doesn’t necessarily include traveling around the world and being away from their family and being away from their home, which is where they always love to be.”
She added, “I will never stop loving tennisIt’s such a big part of my life, but I think it’s important to enjoy the next part of my life that is regarding the human Ashleigh Barty, not the athletic Ashleigh Barty.”
Barty spent a total of 121 weeks at the top of the rankings.
This is the second retirement for Barty in her sports career, as she moved away from the game as a teenager towards the end of 2014 due to her annoyance regarding competing in tournaments, but she returned in 2016 and quickly advanced in the rankings.
In the video, Barty said, along with her best friend and former doubles partner Casey Delacqua: “I know I’ve done that before, but with different feelings.”
“I am so grateful for tennis, it has given me all my dreams and more, but I know now is the time to step away and chase other dreams and put my rackets aside,” the Australian added.
