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Mar 23 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
#BREAKING Ash Barty announces retirement from tennis in video message
#UPDATE World number one Ashleigh Barty has shocked the tennis world by announcing her retirement from the sport at the age of 25.

"Today is difficult and filled with emotion for me as I announce my retirement from tennis," she said on Instagram
World tennis No.1 Ashleigh Barty shock retirement.

Barty drops bombshell weeks after becoming first home-grown champion of the Australian Open in 44 years, joining tennis royalty's most exclusive club with a Grand Slam crown on three different surfaces

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Profile of the women's tennis No. 1 Ashleigh Barty who announced her retirement on Wednesday

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