“I don’t have that in me anymore”: To everyone’s surprise, Ashleigh Barty, world No.1, retires at 25 – Eurosport FR

It’s an earthquake on the tennis planet. And as often, no one had seen it coming. Last night, the WTA saw its boss say stop. At only 25 years old and while she dominates women’s tennis, Ashleigh Barty has chosen to bow out, a few months after her coronation in front of her audience at the Australian Open. “I’m so happy, and I’m so ready and I just know now in my heart that as a person it’s the right decision,” the Australian said in tears in a video message.ATP MiamiSans Nadal nor Djoko and with a new “Big 3” in poor shape, we see it blurry in Florida8 HOURS AGOAt the top of the WTA rankings since September 2019, Barty has won 15 singles titles in his career, including three Grand Slams (Roland -Garros 2019, Wimbledon 2021, Australian Open 2022). “Success for me is knowing that I gave it my all, everything I could. I’m fulfilled, I’m happy, and I know how much work it takes to give the best of yourself,” explained the native of Ipswich who also has twelve titles in doubles, including one Grand Slam (US Open 2018). To be able to win Wimbledon was my dream. It really changed my perspective Titled on home soil in January to become the first Australian in 44 years to win in Melbourne – joining the closed club of players crowned Grand Slam players on three different surfaces -, “Ash” achieved her last goal . And today, it is empty. Absent from the circuit since her success in Melbourne, she no longer has the strength or the desire to continue. “It’s just that I don’t have that in me anymore. I don’t have the physical energy, the emotional will and everything else to push myself at the highest level,” she continued. .If she says she is “absolutely exhausted”, this desire to stop does not come from nowhere. It’s even been on his mind for a few months now. Because it was in London that the click took place last July. “Being able to win Wimbledon was my dream, my only real dream in tennis. It really changed my perspective. I had this intuition after Wimbledon and I talked a lot about it to my team” confessed the champion. “There was just a little part of me that wasn’t quite happy (…) And then came the challenge of the Australian Open and I think for me that’s the way to go. more perfect” to leave.Ashleigh BartyCredit: Getty Images Pursue other dreamsIf this sudden announcement caused an earthquake on the planet of the little yellow ball, the profile of Ashleigh Barty makes this decision not so surprising. The Australian had already chosen to distance herself from tennis at the age of 17. For seventeen months she had put away her racquets to sign a professional contract with the Brisbane Heat team for the inaugural season of the Women’s Championship cricket. “To make it short, I needed to find myself. I had lost myself a bit during the first part of my career,” she explained in January. She also won a golf tournament when the pandemic took her away from the courts. So, it’s finally only an episode of her life that she closes. “I know the time has come for me to step away, pursue other dreams and put the rackets down,” insisted the player who has won 15 WTA Tour titles. Something to suggest that we will be able to see her again on sports fields, even if they are not tennis courts. (With AFP) Tennis DiP’s eye: “Iga Swiatek, a potential boss” 10 HOURESTennis”A blow for Nadal, perhaps a bad thing for a good shot at Roland-Garros”11 HOURS AGO