grass of wimbledon, and all the hard court which became the first australian singles player to win the australian singles player to win the australian open title in what he four years, that is legacy enough. her beautiful game will long be remembered. such a glorious, graceful player. as you hinted with konta, the fact that she s been such a role model for indigenous communities notjust in australia but around the world mean she leaves us wanting more. it s a sense of loss because so many people love watching her play. as a world of one to suddenly vacate that position at 25 years of age, inevitably it leaves quite a void in the women s game. leaves quite a void in the sport in general. it game. leaves quite a void in the sport in general. game. leaves quite a void in the sport in general. it certainly does. i su ose sport in general. it certainly does. i suppose people sport in general. it certainly does. i suppose people have sport in general. it certainly does. i suppose people
to sportsday this evening. she s at the top of her game, with three grand slam titles to her name, yet atjust 25 years of age ash barty has called time on her tennis career. the australian surprised us all announcing the news on social media, as the world number one now looks, in her words, to chase other dreams . she s been the dominant force in women s tennis in recent years, spending a total of 121 weeks at the top of the rankings. and her last tournament, fittingly, was at home, where she became the first australian woman in 44 years to win a singles title at the aussie open. iamso i am so happy and i m so ready and i just know at the moment in my heart for me as a person, this is right. i know i ve done this before but in a very different feeling. and i m so grateful to everything that tennis
is given me. it s given me all of my dreams possible. but i know that the time is right now for me to step away and chase other dreams. yeah, and put the rackets down. the emotion clear and put the rackets down. the emotion clear to and put the rackets down. the emotion clear to see there. well, the news surprised everyone, we woke up to that video here in the uk this morning and plenty of tributes to ash barty have been coming in all day.. i don t think anyone s are coming. it then i don t think anyone s are coming. it then when i don t think anyone s are coming. it then when you hear what she has to say it then when you hear what she has to say about it and you hear that she really to say about it and you hear that she really feels like she d have nothing she really feels like she d have nothing left to give, by winning at the australian open, the final fantastic the australian open, the final fantastic achievement that she wanted fantastic achievement that she wanted to
all. i think there s always a moment of oh, he or she is leaving and stopping. forsure, a bit of of oh, he or she is leaving and stopping. for sure, a bit of a surprise and it wasn t expected, she s number one in the world, she just won the australian open. in terms of circumstances it wasn t as expected. terms of circumstances it wasn t as exected. . p, , terms of circumstances it wasn t as exected. . .,, , terms of circumstances it wasn t as exected. ,, , expected. she has been so successful. expected. she has been so successful. she expected. she has been so successful. she has - expected. she has been so successful. she has won i expected. she has been so| successful. she has won so expected. she has been so - successful. she has won so much, expected. she has been so successful. she has won so much, has dominated, bent world number one for so long. dominated, bent world number one for so lonu. , , , , so long. tennis the sport will miss her. yes so long. tennis the sport wil
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