Former tennis star Ashleigh Barty on career rumors in other sports: ‘It’s a hobby’

Retired tennis star Ashleigh Barty has no plans to return as a professional athlete. The former world number 1 has thus stifled the rumors according to which she would make a professional reconversion to golf.

The 25-year-old three-time Grand Slam winner surprised the tennis world in March when she suddenly announced that she was retiring. A few weeks earlier, she had won the Australian Open as the first Australian in 44 years.

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Barty didn’t know what she was going to do, but had always been a talented golfer. She won a title at Brookwater Golf Club near Brisbane in 2020 and played in the Icon Series demonstration tournament in the United States in April.

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In an interview with Melbourne radio, Barty, 26, put the speculation to rest. She rules out that she will continue to practice any sport professionally. “You can’t accept the fact that I don’t want to play professional sports anymore,” Barty said. “I love golf, it’s one of my hobbies. But it won’t be my job. And I don’t intend to make it my job, but I will play a game once a week if I can.”