Former Australian tennis star Ash Barty shocked everyone when she decided to retire from tennis. At just 25, Barty was in her prime. The former world number 1 won the Australian Open title earlier this year. Unfortunately for her fans, it was the last time we saw her hold a racket in hand.

Now that she has left tennis, Barty is busy playing golf and enjoying her life away from the court. However, it’s natural to expect the former world number 1 to still follow tennis, but the 26-year-old has retired from watching the sport as well.

Ash Barty didn’t watch the Wimbledon Championships 2022

Ash Barty was the defending champion of the Wimbledon Championships in 2022. As we all know, she has lost interest in playing the sport anymore. What is more surprising is that she lost interest in even watching and following the game.

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Recently in an interview, she revealed that she was not following Wimbledon this year. Not even the finals.

“I didn’t watch this year’s Wimbledon finals…Sorry to disappoint. Obviously, I was rapt for Ons and Elena, who are both brilliant girls,” she said.

Further, she also gave her reason for not watching tennis.

“Since retiring, I’ve probably watched as many matches as I did when I was playing, which was slim to none…I hit enough tennis balls in my life. I don’t need to see others hitting them as well,” she added.

Although it’s a valid point from the former tennis star, it would certainly disappoint her tennis fans that she is not interested in the sport anymore.

Elena Rybakina wins Wimbledon Championships 2022

Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan clinched the first Grand Slam title of her career by defeating the overwhelming favorite, Ons Jabeur. She defeated the Tunisian star in a three-set match to win the grass-court Grand Slam.

Jabeur started well by winning the first set, but Rybakina bounced back and held her nerves to take the next two sets.

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Before her triumph, Rybakina had only two WTA tour titles, and her run to the finals was highly unexpected, even by the champion herself. However, now she will be hoping to build on this astonishing victory and become a prominent player on the WTA tour.