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Ashleigh Barty shocked the sport world when, about a year and a half ago, she announced live on air that she was leaving tennis at just 25 years old.Physical and especially mental health problems, with Ashleigh now helping the federation, but she is still happy to have said goodbye to the women’s circuit early.
In Australia, they miss her and the results of her countrywomen have so far disappointed her expectations.
In a recent interview with the Sydney Morning Herald, Barty talked about the WTA Tour and its protagonists, explaining: “There aren’t many Australians in the Top 100 and that’s something we’re working on.
To stay at the top you always have to play at your level higher, you must have continuity for 52 weeks with a specific program and only then can you maintain your position at the top.
I think it’s very exciting for women’s tennis, all this creates hunger, passion and motivation in all the tennis players who want to be the best and aim to become number one.
There are many young people who are working, even in Australia, and want to grow and develop their game.”Ashleigh said she was understanding with Iga Swiatek who has found difficulties in this last…
