Ashleigh Barty set to release first picture book 'My Dream for You' as tennis seems a distant memory
WTAMonday, 06 November 2023 at 01:30
Ashleigh
Barty shared the first photo of her new book, "My Dream for You,"
which will be released in March 2024.
Former
world No. 1 has been retired for almost two years, following her victory at the
2022 Australian Open. She decided to leave the WTA Tour at just 25 years old.
Later, she announced her marriage in mid-year and in January revealed she was
expecting her first child, who was born in July of this year.
Ash Barty
has been involved in various projects since then, including tennis tournament
events and her collaboration with Jasmin McGaughey and Jade Goodwin on her
illustrated book, "My Dream for You," which is part of the Little Ash
children's book series.
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In January
2023, she published her first book, "My Dream Time," which tells the
story of her journey from picking up a tennis racket at the age of 4 to
becoming a 3-times Grand Slam champion.
The
Australian tennis player focuses her book series on themes like school, sports,
friendship, and family. Her goal is to inspire young boys and girls to pursue
their dreams:
"I am
so excited to announce my first picture book, My Dream for You 🧡 It’s been fantastic to collaborate with Jasmin
McGaughey and Jade Goodwin, the team behind Little Ash, to create this
beautiful book. I can’t wait for you all to read it! My Dream for You will be
available in March 2024," Barty wrote.
Recently,
at an event honoring Australian former world No. 1 Patrick Rafter, Barty
mentioned that she has no intentions of returning to tennis as she is busy with
other projects:
"I
don’t have the time. I don’t have the time to train, I don’t have the time to
prepare, & I have so many great memories out on this court, & now I
just get to create new memories. I’m certainly not coming out of
retirement," Barty said.
Cristhián AvilaTennis Journalist
Cristhián Ávila is a tennis journalist based in Santiago, Chile, and has been part of the TennisUpToDate team since early 2023. He covers the ATP and WTA Tours as well as all four Grand Slams, producing breaking news, match reports, analysis, and regular liveblogs from major tournaments.
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