Ash Barty plays exhibition doubles match at Wimbledon but happy to stay retired

By The Associated Press

Australia's Ash Barty plays a forehand return during her invitation doubles match with compatriot Casey Dellacqua against Andrea Petkovic of Germany and Magdelena Rybarikova of Slovakia at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Wednesday, July 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Kirsty Wigglesworth]

LONDON (AP) — Ash Barty was searching for a thesaurus after her exhibition doubles match at Wimbledon. A three-time Grand Slam singles champion, Barty retired just over two years ago at the age of 25. She plans to stay retired. She asks “anyone have a thesaurus for a word that I can use for ‘no?’” Barty played an invitation doubles match on Centre Court three years to the day after she beat Karolina Pliskova for the Wimbledon title. A year ago, Barty gave birth to a baby boy. She’s also doing commentary for the BBC’s coverage of Wimbledon.