Canberra, Dec 9 (Ians) Retired tennis star Ashleigh Barty has been awarded Australian sport’s highest individual honour for a second time.
At the annual Sport Australia Hall of Fame event on Thursday night Barty became the third person to win The Don Award — named after cricket great Don Bradman — multiple times.
Entering 2022 as the world No. 1, Barty in January became the first homegrown Australian Open singles champion since 1978.
Less than two months later, the three-time Grand Slam champion announced her shock retirement from tennis at the age of 25, reports Xinhua. “This year was certainly my most enjoyable Australian Open, result aside, that had nothing to do with it. It felt free. I played without consequence, I played like a little kid,” Barty said on Thursday night.
“In my eyes, there was no pressure. It was just about me trying to redeem myself, in a way, and playing how I’d...
At the annual Sport Australia Hall of Fame event on Thursday night Barty became the third person to win The Don Award — named after cricket great Don Bradman — multiple times.
Entering 2022 as the world No. 1, Barty in January became the first homegrown Australian Open singles champion since 1978.
Less than two months later, the three-time Grand Slam champion announced her shock retirement from tennis at the age of 25, reports Xinhua. “This year was certainly my most enjoyable Australian Open, result aside, that had nothing to do with it. It felt free. I played without consequence, I played like a little kid,” Barty said on Thursday night.
“In my eyes, there was no pressure. It was just about me trying to redeem myself, in a way, and playing how I’d...
- 12/9/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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