The Australian Women's Weekly

The Barty party moves to the green

“I have given absolutely everything I can to this beautiful sport of tennis.”
– Ash Barty

Reigning Australian Open and Wimbledon champion, and World Number One, Ash Barty, shocked us all in March when she announced that she was

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