Ashleigh Barty, World Number One, Announces Shock Retirement From Tennis (Watch Video)
The 25-year old Australian tennis ace is a three-time Grand Slam winner. She walks out from the sport as the defending Australian Open champion, having won the title earlier this year. She also announced that she would be having a press conference to talk about her retirement. "I know that the time is right for me to step away and chase other dreams," she said in her video.
Ashleigh Barty, currently ranked number one in world rankings, has announced her retirement from tennis in what can be termed as a shocking development. Taking to Instagram, the 2022 Australian Open winner shared a video explaining her decision as she wrote, " I am so thankful for everything this sport has given me and leave feeling proud and fulfilled. Thank you to everyone who has supported me along the way, I’ll always be grateful for the lifelong memories that we created together."
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