Ashleigh Barty won’t defend her title at the WTA Finals in Mexico in November. The world number one from Australia has decided to end their season early. The reason given by the 25-year-old Australian was that she had to prioritize her body and her recovery. “It was a tough decision. I’m now concentrating on a tough preparation for the Australian summer, “said Barty, referring to the Australian Open in January.
However, your decision also has to do with the Covid-19 pandemic. In view of the constant uncertainty surrounding the return to Queensland and the quarantine requirements, she is not prepared to endanger them. Barty has also spent a lot of time in her home country in the recent past. She played her last game at the beginning of September at the US Open in New York, where she was eliminated in round three. In 2021 she recorded five tournament victories, including at Wimbledon, where she was the first Australian to win in 41 years.
Barty had previously canceled her trip to Prague for the Billie Jean King Cup. Her coach Craig Tyzzer recently said that Barty was “physically and mentally exhausted”. Now she wants to “do everything I can to win the Australian Open,” said Barty. She has won two Grand Slam titles so far, in addition to Wimbledon and the 2019 French Open. Her best Melbourne result so far was the 2020 semi-finals.
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