(VIDEO) Ashleigh Barty spotted watching on at Brisbane International with son Hayden

Former world number one and Australian tennis star Ashleigh Barty was spotted during the Brisbane International event.

The first ATP and WTA tournament of the new season is already underway where players from all over the world are participating, largely to get some much-needed preparation ahead of the first Grand Slam of the year.

Barty, who retired from the sport in 2022 despite not even turning 30 citing a lack of hunger and physical and emotional drive to compete at the highest level, was spotted enjoying some top-quality tennis with her son Hayden at the Brisbane International.

The Ipswich-born ended her career having won three Grand Slams in her illustrious career. Her first major title was the French Open in 2019 when she defeated the Czech Republic’s Marketa Vondrousova in the final in straight sets with a score of 6-1, 6-3.

Two years later in 2021, Barty defeated another Czech player, this time Karolína Pliskova in the final with a score of 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–3 to lift the Wimbledon title. In 2022, the former world number ended up winning her third major title, this time on home soil as she defeated America’s Danielle Collins in straight sets with a score of 6-3, 7-6 to lift the Australian Open title.