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Darren Walton

World No.1 Barty retires, bows out on top

World No.1 Ash Barty has announced her retirement from tennis, leaving the sporting world in shock. (AAP)

A physically and emotionally "spent" Ash Barty has revealed she's been wrestling with retirement ever since winning Wimbledon last year.

Aged just 25, the world No.1 delivered the bombshell announcement on Wednesday that she was walking away from tennis just two months after her hoodoo-busting Australian Open triumph.

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