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  Barty swings back into action, trades tennis for golf

  Other Sports | April 19, 2022 11:47 IST

  Ash Barty has signed on to play in an international golf exhibition just weeks after retiring from tennis while ranked No. 1 in the world.

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  Three-time Grand Slam winner Ash Barty retires from tennis at age 25

  Tennis | December 19, 2022 11:07 IST

  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.

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  WTA Rankings: Badosa enters Top 5, Swiatek falls to No.8; Barty remains World No.1

  Tennis | February 08, 2022 10:18 IST

  Though there were no major events on the WTA Tour last week, the women's rankings still saw a shakeup with ranking points from last year's Adelaide 500 event dropped as it was held 12 months ago.

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  Little bit surreal: Ash Barty on Australian Open 2022 triumph

  Tennis | December 15, 2022 16:02 IST

  The top-seed became the first home winner of the Australian Open since Chris O'Neil in Kooyong in 1978 after holding off maiden Grand Slam finalist Danielle Collins 6-3 7-6(2) in Melbourne.

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  Australian Open 2022: Ash Barty breezes into third round

  Tennis | January 19, 2022 11:04 IST

  Barty extended her streak of service holds to 48 games and moved into the third round at Melbourne Park for the sixth consecutive year by beating 142nd-ranked qualifier Lucia Bronzetti 6-1, 6-1 in under an hour Tuesday in Rod Laver Arena.

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  Reigning champion Iga Swiatek, No.1 Barty to start season in Adelaide

  Tennis | December 10, 2021 15:03 IST

  Former Grand Slam champions Petra Kvitova, Victoria Azarenka, Jelena Ostapenko and Sofia Kenin will also begin their seasons in Adelaide, bringing the total of major trophies held in the field to 12. 

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  Barty wins 2nd WTA Player of Year; Krejickova gets 2 honors

  Tennis | December 08, 2021 15:27 IST

  Krejcikova was the first woman since 2000 to win both the singles and doubles championships at the French Open.

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  Barty, Zverev notch efficient wins in Cincinnati Masters finals

  Tennis | August 23, 2021 10:57 IST

  Ash Barty bounced back from a disappointing loss at the Tokyo Olympics. Gold medalist Alexander Zverev carried over his momentum from Tokyo.

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  Wimbledon 2021 | Ashleigh Barty beats Karolina Pliskova for her second Grand Slam title

  Tennis | July 10, 2021 20:59 IST

  Barty is the first Australian woman to win the singles trophy at the All England Club since Evonne Goolagong in 1980.

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  Wimbledon 2021 | Karolina Pliskova seeks 1st Grand Slam title, Ash Barty 2nd

  Tennis | July 09, 2021 18:31 IST

  Pliskova hopes to do something only three women managed to accomplish since the Open era began 53 years ago: beat the top two seeds en route to the title at the All England Club.

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  Ash Barty opts out of French Open title defence amid coronavirus pandemic

  Tennis | September 08, 2020 10:23 IST

  After skipping the US Open, which is being contested in New York without crowds, Barty has also decided against traveling to Europe for an event in Rome starting Sept. 14 and the Sept. 27-Oct. 10 French Open.

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  Ash Barty pulls out of US Open due to COVID-19 fears

  Tennis | July 30, 2020 9:38 IST

  The 24-year-old further said that she is yet to decide if she will defend her French Open championship, with that event rescheduled for late September.

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  Novak Djokovic, Ash Barty retain top spot in latest tennis rankings

  Tennis | March 03, 2020 10:39 IST

  Novak Djokovic remained on top of the ATP rankings with 10,220 points and is followed by Rafael Nadal while Ash Barty has a got 8,717 points and is followed by Simona Halep in the WTA rankings.

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  Ash Barty beats Garbine Muguruza to set up Doha semifinal versus Petra Kvitova

  Tennis | February 28, 2020 10:03 IST

  Ash Barty beat former No. 1 Garbine Muguruza, 6-1, 6-7, 6-2 Thursday to reach the semifinals of the Qatar Open.

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  Garbine Muguruza sets up quarters against Ash Barty in Doha; Pliskova loses

  Tennis | February 27, 2020 16:13 IST

  Garbine Muguruza beat Ukrainian teenager Dayana Yastremska 6-2, 6-4 Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open.

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  Australian Open 2020: Ash Barty beats Petra Kvitova to enter semifinals

  Tennis | January 28, 2020 11:23 IST

  Barty beat two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova 7-6 (6), 6-2 on Rod Laver Arena and will next play Sofia Kenin.

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  Australian Open 2020: Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka and Ash Barty ease into Round 3

  Tennis | January 22, 2020 20:50 IST

  Serena Williams defeated Tamara Zidansek 6-2, 6-3 while Naomi Osaka and Ash Barty got the better of Zheng Saisai and Polona Hercog 6-2, 6-4 and 6-1, 6-4 respectively.

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  Ash Barty joins Naomi Osaka, Petra Kvitova in third round of Australian Open

  Tennis | January 22, 2020 10:29 IST

  Naomi pulled it together quickly in a swirling breeze on Margaret Court Arena, though, and beat Zheng Saisai 6-2, 6-4 to advance to the third round of the Australian Open.

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  French Open winner, No. 1 Ash Barty chosen WTA Player of Year

  Tennis | December 12, 2019 18:28 IST

  Ash Barty won a total of four tournaments and was the only woman to reach the second week at all four major championships this season.

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  Cincinnati Masters: Osaka beats Sasnovich, Ash Barty ends Maria Sharapova's hopes

  Tennis | August 15, 2019 17:01 IST

  In the Barty-Sharapova tie, the Australian fired 18 winners, breaking Sharapova four times as the Russian made 31 unforced errors in her 6-4, 6-1 defeat.