Barty had won 25 of her last 26 matches and three of her past four events, including the Australian Open in January.
Ash Barty surprisingly retired from tennis at age 25 while ranked No. 1 and less than two months after "I'm so happy and I'm so ready. I just know at the moment, in my heart, for me as a person, this is right," Barty said, her voice shaky at times, during a six-minute video posted on her Instagram account Wednesday in Australia.
She played professional cricket back home in Australia, then eventually picked up a racket once again and returned to her other sport. Her announcement was all the more stunning from an on-court perspective given her recent run of success: Barty had won 25 of her last 26 matches and three of her past four events.
One year later, she was ranked No. 88; by the end of 2017, Barty was an established member of the top 20.
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