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Sarah Harvey

‘I am spent’: World number one Ashleigh Barty retires from tennis at just 25

Ash Barty dropped a bombshell on the tennis world on Wednesday as she announced her retirement from the game at just 25.

The shock announcement came just just two months after claiming a third Grand Slam title at the Australian Open - the first local person to win at Melbourne Park for 44 years.

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