World No. 1 Ash Barty Announces Shock Retirement From Tennis

“It’s hard to say, but I’m 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.”

Martha Mercer 

Senior Editor

Published Mar. 22 2022 10:42PM EDT 

Martha Mercer

Senior Editor

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