Australian Ashleigh Barty, 25, said she had no hidden reason why she decided to give up her career. The world’s number 1 tennis player by the WTA ranking announced the decision last Wednesday (22, Brasília time), but left open the possibility of trying another sport in the future.
“You need to be patient,” she said, when asked about practicing another sport. “I’ve seen some brilliant montages of pictures of me as a jockey playing bocce. I’ve seen a little bit of everything.”
A winner of three Grand Slam tournaments and leader of the rankings since 2019, she won the Australian Open in January in front of her home crowd. She considered this the perfect ending to her tennis career.
She had already been discussing the matter with people close to her in recent months, she confessed.
After the retirement announcement that surprised the sports world, the reasons for the decision began to be speculated. Barty had claimed to have given everything she had on the court, but she felt exhausted and ready to start a new life. She confirmed this in this Thursday’s interview (24).
“I’m an open book. I’m not hiding anything and I have no secrets. I enjoyed every second [no tênis]. It was a lot of fun,” she said.
“Many different things have happened in my life and changed my perspective. Timing is everything and I believe that. I have no regrets. I had this beautiful challenge of playing and winning the Australian Open. There is no perfect time or situation but it was a great finale.” finished.
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