Tennis
The world of tennis in shock
(Miami) The announcement of the retirement of world number 1, Australian Ashleigh Barty, took the tennis world by surprise, which multiplied reactions on Wednesday, dominated by wishes for success for her future.
Former world number 1 and 23 times Grand Slam winner, Serena Williams opened the ball of regrets: “I must admit that I was sad to read your decision, but I am also happy to know that you are going to write a new chapter of your life, ”reacted the American.
Another ex-N. 1, Japan’s Naomi Osaka, a four-time Grand Slam winner, revealed she heard the news early in the day, before taking to the court to play Miami and win her first-round match against another Australian, Astra Sharma.
“I feel really happy for her. I know last year was very difficult. She almost never returned home, ”responded Osaka, in tears during the last United States International and victim of great anxieties which she revealed.
For Osaka, last season “definitely affected” Barty, but “it was really inspiring to see how involved she was throughout the year. I think she can leave without regret,” added the Japanese.
For Britain’s Emma Raducanu, winner of the last United States Open, Barty’s retirement illustrates “how personal the goals and goals of the players are”. And she adds that “if you set a goal when you start playing tennis, once you are happy, it makes sense to finish well”.
American Danielle Collins, 11and world player, spoke about the financial gains of the players and felt that “it’s really cool to be able to retire at 25 years old. In what other profession could one do it? There aren’t that many. I think it’s amazing for our sport. It is unique, compared to other sports”.
Karolina Pliskova, beaten by Barty in the Wimbledon final last year, praised the Australian for “her incredible career”, and added that “it was a privilege to share a tennis court with you. We will miss you,” tweeted the ex-N. 1 Czech world.
Briton Andy Murray said he was “happy for Barty”, but “disgusted for tennis. What a player,” he wrote on Twitter. “’Ash’, I have no words…”, reacted the Czech Petra Kvitova, twice victorious at Wimbledon.
Romania’s Simona Halep addressed Barty directly: “’Ash’, what can I say, you know tears are running down my face? My friend, I will miss you on the circuit. You were different, and special, we shared so many amazing moments.
Halep also launched a hypothesis for the rest of Barty’s life, if she remains in the sport: “Victorious in a Grand Slam golf tournament? “. As for the ephemeral world number 1 Andy Roddick, he made it very short: “Wow”, on Twitter.
Finally, the association of players and supreme body of the women’s circuit, the WTA, thanked Barty “for the incredible mark you left on the court, off the court and in our hearts”.
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Sophia Jhon is a sports journalist and author. He has worked as a news editor for Sportish and is now a sport columnist for the same publication. Alberta’s professional interests lie largely in sports news, with an emphasis on English football. He has also written articles on other sporting topics.
Saying goodbye to professional tennis in 2025 retired 27 players.
The most famous are Richard Gasquet, Fabio Fognini, Fernando Verdasco, Vasek Pospisil and Diego Schwartzman.
Ukrainian Vladislav Manafov He did not compete at the professional level for the entire year but did not announce his retirement.
He completed his professional career
Grégoire Barrere- Richardas Berankis
- Rohan Bopanna
- Pedro Cachin
- Salvatore Caruso
- Marius Kopil
- Marcus Daniell
- Ivan Dodig
- kyle edmund
- Ernesto Escobedo
- Christopher Eubanks
- Jonathan Esserick
- Fabio Fognini
- Richard Gasquet
- Martin Klizan
- Denis Kudla
- Gianluca the Wizard
- Nicolas Mahut
- Matve Middelkop
- Dennis Novak
- Vašek Pospisil
- Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
- Albert Ramos-Vinolas
- Tim van Ruythoven
- Luke Saville
- Diego Schwartzman
- Fernando Verdasco
Tennis players who did not play during 2025 but did not announce their retirement
- André Begemann
- 🏳️ Teimuraz Gabashvili
- Fred Gil
- Emilio Gomez
- Marcel Ilhan
- 🏳️ Andrey Kuznetsov
- Juan Ignacio Londero
- Vladislav Manafov
- Fabrice Martin
- Gerald Meltzer
- Gonzalo Oliveira*
- Max Purcell**
- Milos Raonic
- Hunter Reese
- Blaj Rola
- Tennis Sandgren
- Weissborn himself
*– Oliveira was banned for using methamphetamine
** – Purcell was disqualified for use of prohibited substances
Source: Sport UA
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13 former tennis players have already announced their careers in 2025. end of career.
The most famous of the girls listed below are Simona Halep, Petra Kvitova, Alize Cornet, Caroline Garcia.
Ukrainian Lesya Tsurenko He has not played professionally since the fall of 2024, when he played for the Ukrainian national team in the KBDK Playoffs. Lesya did not announce the end of her career.
- Ysaline Bonaventure
- Eugenie Bouchard
- Alize Kornet
- Lauren Davis
- Andrea Gamis
- caroline garcía
- Simona Halep
- Michaela Krajicek
- Petra Kvitova
- Akiko Ohmae
- Bibiana Schofs
- Wang Qiang
- Yanina Wickmayer
Tennis players who did not play all year but did not announce their retirement
- Kaia Sofa
- Lesya Tsurenko
Tennis players who took a break from their careers due to motherhood
- Ounce Jabeur
- Daria Saville
- Anna Carolina Shmidlova
- Caroline Wozniacki
Source: Sport UA
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On Monday, December 29, the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) last updated the rating in 2025.
As in principle, there have been no significant changes since the end of the Final Tournament in November.
Thus, Aryna Sabalenka finished the season on top. Also in the top 5 were Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, Amanda Anisimova and Elena Rybakina.
As for Ukrainian women, the country’s best tennis player in 2025 is 14th-ranked Elina Svitolina. She is followed by Marta Kostyuk (26th) and Dayana Yastremskaya (27th). Alexandra Oleynikova also entered the top 100 at number 96.
There are six more representatives of Ukraine in the top 500: Yulia Starodubtseva, Angelina Kalinina, Daria Snigur, Anastasia Soboleva, Veronika Podrez and Katarina Zavatskaya.
The new season starts on January 2 – the United Cup team tournament will be held in Perth and Sydney, Australia. And on the 5th, the WTA 500 tournaments will start in Brisbane and the WTA 250 tournaments in Auckland. Sisters Kostyuk, Yastremskaya and Kichenok will play in Brisbane, while Svitolina and Starodubtseva will play in Auckland.
Ukrainian women in WTA singles rankings
Ukrainian women in WTA double the rankings
Source: Sport UA
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