The Australian Ashleigh Barty, the number one ranking WTA, shocked the sports world by announcing his retirement from tennis at the age of 25.
“Today is a difficult and emotional day for me as I announce my retirement from tennis.”Barty reported surprisingly on his social networks.
“I wasn’t sure how to share this news with you, so I asked my good friend Casey Dellacqua to help me.“, Said the champion of the Australian Open, who, precisely, played her last match in that event.
“I am very grateful for everything this sport has given me and I leave feeling proud and fulfilled. Thank you to everyone who has supported me along the way, I will always be grateful for the lifetime memories we have created together.”
Among his arguments, in the interview he gave his friend, the former tennis player Dellacqua, Barty explained that he felt that it was the right time to step aside and “pursue other dreams.”
He also admitted feeling without the physical and emotional energy to keep giving her best to stay at the highest level.
“I have nothing more to give, that’s success, I gave everything I could to this beautiful sport that is tennis. I’m happy about that.”sentenced.
Barty, only 25 years oldsaid goodbye to the professional circuit with 15 WT titlesA, three of them Grand Slam: Roland Garros 2019, Wimbledon 2021 and the Australian Open 2022and a doubles trophy at the 2018 US Open.