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George Flood

Ash Barty refuses to rule out tennis return after shock retirement at 25: ‘Never say never’

Ash Barty has not ruled out potentially returning to competitive tennis in future.

The three-time Grand Slam winner and reigning women’s world No1 sent shockwaves through the sport on Wednesday after confirming her retirement via social media aged just 25 in order to “chase other dreams”.

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