Ashleigh Barty signaled the end of the photo opportunities at her retirement news conference in her typically low-fuss, matter-of-fact style: 바카라Righto, that바카라ll do.바카라 (More Tennis News)
Australian Open 2022 winner Ashleigh Barty has a wedding date locked in with aspiring golfer Garry Kissick but is yet to make it public.
Ashleigh Barty signaled the end of the photo opportunities at her retirement news conference in her typically low-fuss, matter-of-fact style: 바카라Righto, that바카라ll do.바카라 (More Tennis News)
A day after revealing in a video posted on social media that she was quitting the women바카라s tennis tour after spending the last two years atop the rankings, and winning two of the last three Grand Slam singles titles, the 25-year-old Barty held a news conference Thursday in downtown Brisbane.
Barty바카라s decision to retire surprised almost everyone involved in the sport, from fans to players and officials, and prompted the obvious question: why now?
In the Instagram video, she바카라d alluded to the dreams and challenges that lay ahead for Ashleigh Barty the person, rather than Ashleigh Barty the player. Those who pressed for a few more details in the official news conference were met with a repeated response: 바카라You바카라ll have to wait and see. Be patient.바카라
So no major updates and still plenty of speculation about what바카라s next for Barty, who has asked to be removed from the WTA rankings. She has a wedding date locked in 바카라 she announced her engagement to aspiring golfer Garry Kissick last November 바카라 but she바카라s not making it public yet.
Another future project is spending more time working with Indigenous children, Barty said, because 바카라that바카라s what lights me up inside.바카라
Achieving her long-held dream of winning the Wimbledon singles championship last year changed the trajectory of her career, Barty said. It hastened her retirement, but not before 바카라one last crack바카라 at winning the Australian Open and ending a 44-year drought for Aussie players at their home major.
바카라After Wimbledon, my perspective changed a lot,바카라 she said. 바카라There was this beautiful challenge of trying to play the Australian Open and trying to win an Australian Open, which was always another goal of mine
바카라To do that as a team, to do that with the people that mean so much to me, was incredible.바카라 Craig Tyzzer, Barty바카라s long-time coach, wasn바카라t surprised.
Tyzzer told a low-key, laid-back outdoor news conference, where both coach and star player wore T-shirts and shorts, he바카라d been hearing Barty talk of retirement since she won her first major singles title at the French Open in 2019.
And that was after Barty had returned to tennis following an almost two-year sabbatical that started in 2014 and involved a shot at becoming a full-time professional cricket player. 바카라It바카라s not a shock to me. Ash does her own thing,바카라 Tyzzer said. 바카라I think it바카라s the right time.
바카라I think she won the Aussie Open for everyone, not just for her. I think that was for everyone else. I doubt there바카라s anything left in the tank for her.바카라
But even as Barty hit the winning shot to complete a straight-set victory over Danielle Collins in the Australian Open final in January, she conceded she wasn바카라t entirely sure it would be the last of her professional career.
바카라That moment, I was fully engrossed. It was such an incredible moment to share with so many people in the crowd,바카라 she said. 바카라That crowd, the final of the Australian Open, was like nothing I바카라ve ever played in front of before.
바카라It was so much fun to enjoy that moment with them. A really good way to finish.바카라
In all, Barty won 15 tour-level titles in singles and 12 in doubles. She spent 121 weeks at No. 1 in the rankings, including the last 114 in a row, and finishing off with a record of 25 wins in her last 26 matches.
바카라My name will be taken off the list in the next ranking cycle,바카라 she said. 바카라It바카라s going to be an exciting time for the WTA Tour with a new No. 1. Now it바카라s time for me to drop off and pursue other things.바카라