{"id":970,"date":"2022-03-29T10:07:42","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T09:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/?p=970"},"modified":"2022-03-29T10:07:44","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T09:07:44","slug":"three-time-grand-slam-champ-ash-barty-retires-from-tennis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/2022\/03\/29\/three-time-grand-slam-champ-ash-barty-retires-from-tennis\/","title":{"rendered":"Three-time Grand Slam champ Ash Barty retires from Tennis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">World number one and three-time Grand Slam singles winner Ash Barty has shocked the tennis world and retired from the game at 25. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>At the peak of her powers, Ash Barty has made the shock decision to call time on her outstanding tennis career. She amassed a wealth of accolades and trophies throughout, most notably her major titles at the French Open, Australian Open and Wimbledon.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her retirement has prompted an outpouring of support from current and past players.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ash, what can I say, you know I have tears right? My friend, I will miss you on tour. You were different, and special, and we shared some amazing moments. What&#39;s next for you? Grand Slam champion in golf?! Be happy and enjoy your life to the max xo Simo<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ashbarty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ashbarty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WbX7kXnJ1l\">pic.twitter.com\/WbX7kXnJ1l<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Simona Halep (@Simona_Halep) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Simona_Halep\/status\/1506462246632894469?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happy for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ashbarty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ashbarty<\/a> gutted for tennis \ud83c\udfbe what a player\u2764\ufe0f<\/p>&mdash; Andy Murray (@andy_murray) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/andy_murray\/status\/1506459998838267910?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">An incredible tennis player but more importantly one of the nicest people on tour \u2665\ufe0f<br><br>Congratulations <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ashbarty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ashbarty<\/a> on an amazing career and good luck with what\u2019s next! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Mhwzyf6nbX\">pic.twitter.com\/Mhwzyf6nbX<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Madison Keys (@Madison_Keys) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Madison_Keys\/status\/1506456039226552321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Barty believes there is still a possibility for her to return to sport, whether it&#8217;s with tennis or something different. She is a multi-talented sportswoman and before her career as a tennis player, she was a professional cricketer. Just seven years ago, she played full-time with Brisbane Heat. There are also rumours of her venturing into professional golf. Barty is keen to see where the future takes her and is not committing to anything just yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She has, however, expressed her desire to engage in community work. Talking to Sky Sports, she said that \u201cthroughout the communities, seeing the smiles on kids\u2019 faces. Bringing them the opportunities to play tennis. It reminds me of why I started playing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If she does enter into a mentoring role for young athletes, they will have the best mentor they could hope for.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barty isn\u2019t the only athlete to transition between professional sports. Here are some more examples who have made it in more than sport.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Dame Sarah Storey<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Great Britain\u2019s most decorated Paralympian was a dominant force in both swimming and cycling. The inspirational athlete boasts an unbelievable medal tally of 28, 17 of which are gold. She started as a swimmer before transitioning to cycling in 2005.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ellyse Perry&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>At 16, Perry was a talented footballer, representing Australia at National level and winning 2009 W-League Young player of the year award. In 2012, she turned her hand to cricket and began playing the sport full-time in 2015. 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