Ashleigh Barty set to release first picture book 'My Dream for You' as tennis seems a distant memory

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.

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.