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The tennis world pays tribute to No. 1 Ash Barty’s surprise retirement at age 25

She's leaving the sport at the top of her game.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Ash Barty’s Abrupt Retirement Confirms Her Evident Authenticity

The world’s No. 1 player stepping away at age 25 may come as a surprise, but she has always played the game on her own terms. This decision is no different.

Sports Illustrated

Ash Barty dropped retirement hint two years ago with "what life is all about" comment

Recently crowned Australian Open champion Ash Barty surprisingly announced her retirement from the sport on Wednesday morning, having been world no 1 for almost three years

Daily Mirror

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Inside "freak" Ash Barty's stint as a cricketer as tennis star announces retirement

Australian superstar Ashleigh Barty spent a season playing cricket for Queensland and Brisbane Heat after taking a break from tennis in 2014 before going on to win her three Grand Slam crowns.

Daily Mirror

Serena Williams and Andy Murray pay tribute to Ash Barty after retiring - 'Lost for words'

Three-time Grand Slam champion Ash Barty, who earlier this year won the Australian Open, has stunned the world of tennis by announcing her retirement at the age of 25

Daily Mirror

Ash Barty: Tennis world hails ‘one of the great champions’ after shock retirement at 25

The tennis world continues to pay glowing tribute to Ash Barty following her shock retirement from the sport.

Evening Standard

The Loop: Ash Barty retires, Hillsong founder steps down, survey shows one in six uni students harassed and schoolkids welcome Ukrainian refugee

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Ash Barty retires marching to her own beat. What's next for the multi-talented, restless spirit?

Ash Barty has always done things her own way.

The Conversation

Ash Barty redefined what sporting success looks like – as quality, not quantity

By retiring at 25, as world No 1 and with three grand slam titles to her name, the Australian has been refreshingly true to herself

The Guardian - AU

Ash Barty retires: Tennis rocked as world No 1 quits game at age 25

Grand Slam winner said she was ‘spent’ and had nothing more to give

The Independent UK

Ash Barty retires: World number one’s career timeline after shock announcement

A look back at the 25-year-old’s three-time Gram Slam winner’s time on the world’s courts.

The Independent UK

‘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.

Evening Standard

Wednesday briefing: 100,000 trapped in Mariupol, says Zelenskiy

Ukrainian president says 7,000 have escaped city in 24 hours … Ash Barty quits tennis at the top of her game … and what comes after the pandemic?

The Guardian - AU

Ash Barty’s Retirement Is The Best Kind Of ‘Fuck You’ To Hustle Culture

No more pushing until we're burnt out.

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The Guardian - AU

‘What a bloody legend’: praise for Ash Barty as a champion on and off tennis court

Former players, including Evonne Goolagong Cawley, join fans from Australia and around the globe in paying tribute to world No 1 after decision to leave game

The Guardian - AU

Ash Barty’s greatest hits: the moments that defined retired tennis star’s career

Australia’s humble champion spent 121 weeks as world No 1, crowning her Wimbledon win with an Australian Open trophy

AFP

Gone too soon: Five tennis greats who quit at the top

Sydney (AFP) - World number one Ashleigh Barty stunned the sporting world by on Wednesday announcing her retirement from tennis aged just 25, weeks after becoming the first home-grown Australian Open champion in 44 years.

ABC News

Ash Barty retires not just as a great of tennis, but as a much-loved Australian personality

Ash Barty wasn't just a great tennis player. Through humility and larrikinism, the proud Ngarigo woman won the hearts of the nation, writes Kate O'Halloran.

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The Independent UK

Retiring Ash Barty says winning Wimbledon was her ‘one true dream’

The three-time grand slam victor said triumphing at SW19 ‘changed a lot for me as a person and for me as an athlete’

Daily Mirror

Ashleigh Barty retires: World number one makes shock decision to leave tennis aged 25

Ashleigh Barty has stunned the world of tennis by announcing her retirement from tennis at the age of 25, just two months after her third Grand Slam success at the Australian Open

AAP

Shock call puts Barty in esteemed company

Perhaps only three Australian sportspeople can truly relate to Ash Barty's startling retirement from tennis.

AFP

Short but sweet: key moments in Barty's brilliant career

Sydney (AFP) - Reigning Wimbledon and Australian Open champion Ashleigh Barty announced her shock retirement from tennis on Wednesday aged 25. Here are a few highlights from her short but illustrious career:

AFP

Ashleigh Barty: down-to-earth star of many sporting talents

Sydney (AFP) - Multi-talented Ashleigh Barty excels at so many sports that she has played professional cricket and even won a golf tournament, but it was in tennis where she rose to become the best in the world.

The Hindu

Ash Barty retires from tennis at age 25

Barty’s announcement comes less than two months after winning the Australian Open for her third Grand Slam singles title.

Asharq Al-Awsat

World Tennis No.1 Ashleigh Barty Announces Shock Retirement

World number one Ashleigh Barty stunned the tennis world Wednesday by announcing her early retirement from the sport at the age of just 25.

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