"Fire died inside" - Barty reveals moment that forced retirement

Ashleigh Barty retired from tennis earlier this year after winning the Australian Open revealing recently that she lost motivation.

Barty did not walk away from tennis for the first time as she walked away as a promising player to focus on other sports. The grind that tennis demands is very demanding on Barty who is a person who enjoys spending time with family and rarely leaves Australia.

It's one of the contributing factors but the other catalyst was winning Wimbledon, a dream of hers for the longest time:

"Winning Wimbledon was the single thing I wanted my whole career. But after that feat, in June 2021, the fire died inside. I don’t know what I’m playing for anymore. I think I’m done. I have got nothing left, no spark.”

The revelation comes in the form of her memories called 'My Dream Time'. The book will be published on November 2.