In a video posted on Instagram, Barty said that she no longer feels willing to make sacrifices that are required to play the sport on a high level. The Australian also added that she wants to “chase other dreams.”

“I don’t have the physical drive, the emotional want, and everything it takes to challenge yourself at the very top of the level any more,” Barty explained. “I am spent.”

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Ash Barty walks away as the three-time Grand Slam winner and a reigning champion at Wimbledon and the Australian Open. She has a total of 15 career titles and a career record of 305–102. Barty also walks away as just the eighth female player to pick up a Grand Slam title on three different surfaces.

The most recent major trophy for Barty came earlier this year when she became the first Australian to win the singles title at the Australian Open since Chris O’Neil did it in 1978. Moreover, she did it in a dominant fashion, never surrendering a set while failing to hold her opponent under four games just once.

Barty becomes just the second woman to retire from professional tennis while at the top. The other is Justine Henin, who also retired as a 25-year-old player back in 2008. Hennin’s retirement lasted 16 months, after which she made a short comeback in 2010 before retiring a year later.

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Barty was in the middle of her second-round matchup against Magda Linette when she felt a nagging hip injury worsen. The issue made it difficult for her to move around the court and impacted her serve. After a medical timeout didn’t give any results, the 25-year-old player made a decision to call it quits.

Speaking with reporters after the match, Barty said it was “heartbreaking” having to withdraw.

“We have had such a brilliant clay-court season, and to kind of get a little bit unlucky with timing, more than anything, to have something kind of acute happen over the weekend and just kind of run out of time against the clock is disappointing,” she added.

Ash Barty previously won Roland Garros in 2019, which marked her first career Grand Slam title. She opted not to come back as a defending champion last year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Barty’s withdrawal comes few days after U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka chose to drop out of the tournament following the controversy she caused by refusing to attend media conferences.

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In a video posted on Instagram, Barty said that she no longer feels willing to make sacrifices that are required to play the sport on a high level. The Australian also added that she wants to “chase other dreams.”

“I don’t have the physical drive, the emotional want, and everything it takes to challenge yourself at the very top of the level any more,” Barty explained. “I am spent.”

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Ash Barty (@ashbarty)

Ash Barty walks away as the three-time Grand Slam winner and a reigning champion at Wimbledon and the Australian Open. She has a total of 15 career titles and a career record of 305–102. Barty also walks away as just the eighth female player to pick up a Grand Slam title on three different surfaces.

The most recent major trophy for Barty came earlier this year when she became the first Australian to win the singles title at the Australian Open since Chris O’Neil did it in 1978. Moreover, she did it in a dominant fashion, never surrendering a set while failing to hold her opponent under four games just once.

Barty becomes just the second woman to retire from professional tennis while at the top. The other is Justine Henin, who also retired as a 25-year-old player back in 2008. Hennin’s retirement lasted 16 months, after which she made a short comeback in 2010 before retiring a year later.

The post Ash Barty, World’s No. 1 Tennis Player, Retires at 25 appeared first on yoursportspot.com.

Barty was in the middle of her second-round matchup against Magda Linette when she felt a nagging hip injury worsen. The issue made it difficult for her to move around the court and impacted her serve. After a medical timeout didn’t give any results, the 25-year-old player made a decision to call it quits.

Speaking with reporters after the match, Barty said it was “heartbreaking” having to withdraw.

“We have had such a brilliant clay-court season, and to kind of get a little bit unlucky with timing, more than anything, to have something kind of acute happen over the weekend and just kind of run out of time against the clock is disappointing,” she added.

Ash Barty previously won Roland Garros in 2019, which marked her first career Grand Slam title. She opted not to come back as a defending champion last year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Barty’s withdrawal comes few days after U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka chose to drop out of the tournament following the controversy she caused by refusing to attend media conferences.

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