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Ash Barty returns to tennis at Wimbledon

Ash Barty returns to tennis at Wimbledon

Ngarigo tennis legend Ash Barty has surprised fans by announcing her return to tennis to play the Wimbledon Championships.
Barty agreed to play an invitation-only doubles match after retiring from tennis in March 2022. This will be the first time she has played in a major tennis event since then. .
Wimbledon officials announced Ms Barty’s return on their social media, saying they were “delighted to have (their) 2021 singles champion Ash Barty back”.

In 2021, Barty became the first Australian woman in 41 years to win the women’s singles title since her mentor and idol Wiradjuri woman Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1980.