Former WTA World No. 1 Ash Barty answers quickly when asked about a tennis comeback

In 2022, Barty, then 25, won her home slam, the Australian Open, and retired weeks later. Since then, she gave birth to two children, son Hayden, 2, and daughter Jordan, 11 months, to husband Garry Kissick. Barty recently attended the Bonsoy Gold Coast Pro (World Surfing Championships) in Queensland.

She was asked if a tennis comeback is in the works. MORE: Venus Williams, Met Gala 2026 co-chair, joins elite tennis company What Barty said Barty shut down the question with a quick reply of “no chance. ” It is a valid question because Barty took a break from tennis once before in 2015 to embark on a professional cricket career before returning in 2016.

The difference is that she accomplished everything she wanted to in her second tennis era from 2016-2022 and is pretty busy as a mother of two kids under the age of three. Aug 22, 2021; Mason, OH, USA; Ashleigh Barty (AUS) poses with the Rookwood Cup after winning her match Jil Teichmann (SUI not pictured) during the Western and Southern Open final at the Lindner Family Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-Imagn Images Barty is a three-time singles Grand Slam champion (2019 French Open, 2021 Wimbledon, and 2022 Australian Open), 2018 US Open doubles champion (with CoCo Vandeweghe), 2019 WTA Finals champion, and 2020 Tokyo Olympics mixed doubles bronze medalist (with John Peers).

MORE: Marta Kostyuk wins but the postmatch Madrid Open drama steals the show Barty will always be an Aussie legend Barty does not have to return to tennis to prove anything because she is an Aussie legend. Winning the Australian Open in 2022, 50 years after her idol Evonne Goolagong Cawley did it, was icing on the cake for Barty. One of the most heartwarming moments of the 2022 Australian Open was Goolagong Cawley surprising Barty by presenting her the trophy.