{"id":17331,"date":"2022-03-23T10:09:48","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T04:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=206162"},"modified":"2022-03-23T10:13:41","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T04:43:41","slug":"andy-murray-sania-mirza-simona-halep-others-pay-tribute-to-ashleigh-barty-following-her-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/tennis\/andy-murray-sania-mirza-simona-halep-others-pay-tribute-to-ashleigh-barty-following-her-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Murray, Sania Mirza, Simona Halep & others pay tribute to Ashleigh Barty following her retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ashleigh Barty left the sporting world in shock by announcing her sudden retirement on Wednesday. While everyone was waiting for her comeback after her tremendous run and Australian Open triumph, the 25-year-old surprised the world with her decision.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You did it your way, Ash \ud83d\udc4b<\/p>\n<p>So proud of your accomplishments and how you have represented Australia on the world stage \ud83d\udc99 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ashbarty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ashbarty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WgNbFsOgxO\">pic.twitter.com\/WgNbFsOgxO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AustralianOpen\/status\/1506485502916308992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Barty will be having a press conference tomorrow regarding her decision to retire. Players couldn\u2019t believe the news as everyone was waiting to witness more of her greatness. The sporting fraternity pays tribute wishing her well for life and a happy retirement.<\/p>\n<p>Former doubles World No. 1 and six times Grand Slam champion Sania Mirza from India wishes luck for Barty at her next phase of life. The Indian labelled her an \u201cinspiration\u201d and tweeted, \u201cWhat a legend Ash Barty\u2026tennis will miss you\u2026unbelievable role model on and off the court\u2026good luck for this next phase.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What a legend <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ashbarty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ashbarty<\/a> .. tennis will miss you .. unbelievable role model on and off the court .. good luck mate for this next phase \ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffd <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/inspiration?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#inspiration<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sania Mirza (@MirzaSania) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MirzaSania\/status\/1506474541413023745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Former World No. 1 British professional Andy Murray was also quick to wish the Australian luck. \u201cHappy for Ash Barty gutted for tennis. What a player,\u201d he wrote on his Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happy for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ashbarty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ashbarty<\/a> gutted for tennis \ud83c\udfbe what a player\u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andy Murray (@andy_murray) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/andy_murray\/status\/1506459998838267910?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Another former World No. 1 player Simona Halep said she will miss Barty on tour. The Romanian stated that she was in tears because of the news.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ash, what can I say, you know I have tears right? My friend, I will miss you on tour. You were different, and special, and we shared some amazing moments. What's next for you? Grand Slam champion in golf?! Be happy and enjoy your life to the max xo Simo<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ashbarty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ashbarty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WbX7kXnJ1l\">pic.twitter.com\/WbX7kXnJ1l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Simona Halep (@Simona_Halep) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Simona_Halep\/status\/1506462246632894469?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Petra Kvitova, Kirsten Flipkens, Karolina Pliskova, Dylan Alcott also shared their emotions for World No. 1.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ash, you always did everything the exact way YOU wanted to do it and not what others told you to do. Your own way, own path.. That is what I appreciate and respect so much about you. I will miss my slice buddy on tour \ud83d\ude4f Congrats champ and all the best! #1 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ashbarty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ashbarty<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kirsten Flipkens (@FlipperKF) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FlipperKF\/status\/1506474750679437319?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ash, I have no words\u2026 actually you are showing your true class leaving tennis in this beautiful way. <\/p>\n<p>I am so happy I could share the court with you.. tennis will never be the same without you! I admire you as a player and a person.. wishing you only the best! \u2764\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ashbarty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ashbarty<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Petra Kvitova (@Petra_Kvitova) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Petra_Kvitova\/status\/1506461072382992389?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congrats on an incredible career Ash \ud83d\ude4f It was a privilege to share a court with you. Wishing you all the best in your next chapter, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ashbarty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ashbarty<\/a>. You will be missed \ud83e\udd7a\u2764\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bpL20nIUJQ\">pic.twitter.com\/bpL20nIUJQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Karolina Pliskova (@KaPliskova) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KaPliskova\/status\/1506462032413011974?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World No. 1 made a shocking announcement on Wednesday. The 25-year-old played her last match at the Australian Open final. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":169,"featured_media":38076,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[326,1448,1460,689,2970,2046,1419],"class_list":["post-17331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tennis","tag-andy-murray","tag-ash-barty","tag-ashleigh-barty","tag-australian-open","tag-petra-kvitova","tag-sania-mirza","tag-simona-halep"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/169"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17331"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17331\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}