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Podcast: The Body Serve
Episode: Bye Bye Barty
Description: Ash Barty shocked the tennis world this week by announcing her departure from the game as a 25-year-old dominant #1. After the shock wore off, though, it started to make sense based on what we know about Ash, as a player who’s planned her career intentionally and who was upfront about how she approached the sport. What were her greatest moments? What does Ash’s retirement teach us? What is her legacy?Â
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0:40 Getting over the initial shock
8:30 Ash’s early career and first break from tennis
14:00 Ash returns to tennis in 2016 and stea...