Ash Barty’s return to the grasscourts of Wimbledon was delayed by rain, but that won’t dampen the hopes of those with their fingers crossed that she’ll one day return to the pro tour.
Retired 2021 Wimbledon winner Ash Barty is back at the tournament this year to commentate for the BBC and play in a light-hearted invitational doubles competition.At 28 years old, there are still hopes the former world No.1 might one day make a comeback to the sport.
Clijsters revealed in March 2009 – 22 months after retiring from tennis and becoming a mother to her first child, Jada – that she was returning to the tour and targeting that year’s US Open for her grand slam comeback.Now 41, Clijsters performed well in two lead-in tournaments before beating the likes of Marion Bartoli, Li Na, Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki en route to a staggering title triumph in New York.
Barty and Dellacqua were due to play their first round-robin match on Tuesday, against Andrea Petkovic and Magdalena Rybarikova, but rain caused it to be postponed. Clijsters said on Tuesday she, too, never intended to play professionally again, only for her own preparation for the Wimbledon hit-and-giggle event with fellow legends to light the fire for her return.Australia’s former Billie Jean King Cup captain, 2005 Australian Open quarter-finalist Alicia Molik, said there was “no doubt” Barty would have continued racking up major titles if she had kept playing.
“I’m not quite sure we’ll see anyone with that kind of class, poise, ability to hit her straps quite quickly after returning to the tour, and winning slams – she had an amazing ability as a tennis player.”
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