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Retired tennis champion Ash Barty announces birth of baby boy

July 05, 2023 12:45 am

The former No. 1 player, who retired just over 15 months ago, revealed on social media that she and husband Garry Kissick had welcomed a baby boy.

Retired Australian Open champion Barty announces pregnancy

January 06, 2023 5:05 pm

Three-times Grand Slam champion Barty, who married longtime partner Garry Kissick last year, said in an Instagram post that 2023 was "set to be the biggest year yet" with a picture of her dog alongside a pair of baby shoes.

Ash Barty to mentor wildcard Gadecki at Australian Open

January 05, 2023 8:07 am

Former world number one Barty called time on her career last March, shortly after ending her country’s 44-year wait for a home champion at the Australian Open.

Former No 1 Ash Barty rules out tennis comeback

November 07, 2022 1:07 pm

Former world No. 1 Ash Barty has emphatically ruled out ever making a comeback to tennis, or switching to another sport.

Shane Warne honoured posthumously, Ash Barty awarded in Queen's birthday list

June 13, 2022 8:57 am

The spin-bowling great, who died at the age of 52 of a suspected heart attack while on holiday in Thailand in March, was showered with awards in the sporting world but had never been formally honoured by his country.

Iga Swiatek win streak to 33 in Paris; reminds Pegula of Barty

June 02, 2022 12:48 pm

Iga Swiatek's run is the longest on tour since Serena Williams won 34 in a row in 2013.

Iga Swiatek becomes 1st Polish tennis player ranked No. 1

April 04, 2022 9:53 pm

After beating Naomi Osaka to win the Miami Open title on Saturday, Swiatek moved onto a 17-match winning streak having already won Indian Wells a week earlier, and the Qatar Open in Doha in February.

Iga Swiatek says she was 'crying for 40 minutes' after Ash Barty's retirement

April 04, 2022 3:03 pm

Swiatek took over the top ranking on Monday after Australian Barty decided to call time on her career at the age of 25.

Weekly Sports Newsletter: Boris Becker had a sensational entry; Ash Barty the more sensible exit plan

April 03, 2022 1:46 pm

Sport can turn into a toxic cesspit at the first sign of success, with social media rendering every epilogue to a title into an anarchic free-for-all of opinions. Ash Barty, and the young of today, are wiser about the flipside of early fame and have learnt to prioritise mental health.

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Despite the trend in sports, don’t expect Ashleigh Barty to un-retire

March 24, 2022 2:20 pm

If Barty remains retired, she will never win a U.S. Open singles title, never win the Billie Jean King Cup team event for Australia, never win an Olympic gold medal, never, with her complete set of tennis tools, achieve the calendar-year Grand Slam that her Australian predecessors Rod Laver and Margaret Court won more than 50 years ago.

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World number one Ash Barty retires aged 25, see pics

March 23, 2022 9:08 am

Ash Barty retires with 15 titles, less than two months after winning the Australian Open, her third Grand Slam singles triumph following the 2021 Wimbledon and 2019 French Open.