No. 1 women's tennis player in the world Ashleigh Barty, seen here in Melbourne, Australia, on January 29, shocked the tennis world by announcing her retirement from the sport on March 23.
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Gifted and at the top of her game -- Ashleigh Barty shocks the sports world
On her day, Ashleigh Barty was an unstoppable force. Her sudden retirement at the age of just 25 comes as a shock not only due to her age, but because she looked set to dominate women's tennis for the foreseeable future.
