"There is no little defense, there is no trace of concern..." Beijing time this morning, the current women's singles world first, three-time Grand Slam champion, Australian Barty suddenly announced the news of retirement.
It is the year of the fight, the ranking and status are also very stable, this retirement, it is indeed a bit unexpected.
Even though Svatek, a Polish teenager who has just won the Indian Wells Masters, has previously jumped to second place in the world, there is still a big gap between barty in front of her. However, with Barty's retirement, Swataker is expected to sit on the throne after the ball.
In fact, the women's singles player who retired in the world's number one position in history is not only Barty.
On May 14, 2008, the Belgian, who had won the French Open three consecutive titles and was then the world's number one, announced his retirement, just before the start of the French Open, which made the fans sigh.
In that week, she was 1,709 points ahead of Sharapova, who was second in second place at the time. In the following week's world rankings, Haining's points were cleared, and the Russian Sharapova also returned to the world number one.
Let's see who was in the top ten of the world at that time? From the third to the bottom are: Ivanovic, Jankovic (they all reached the top of the world for the first time in the year), Kuznetsova, Serena Williams, Dementieva, Dawei and Hantuchuva.
Who are the top ten today? From third place down: Sakkari (a career high), Krechkova, Sabalenka, Barbosa, Kontaveit, Pliskova, Muguruza and Abbar.
The list is clear at a glance.
We can also compare the results, and as of now, Barty is 2204 points ahead of second-placeD Svatek. If Barty applies for point clearance next week, the Poles will be the no. 1 in the world.
When he retired, the world's number one at the time, he held 7 Grand Slam titles at the age of 25. Barty retired at a similar age, but only half of the former's 3 Grand Slam titles.
After winning the Australian Open this year, Barty was only one us open to complete the grand slam honor, and just when people thought she would be full of confidence to hit the last piece of the grand slam puzzle of the US Open, she decisively chose to retreat.
Not sure why Barty is here. Family? The ideal has been realized? In short, send her a congratulatory applause. And at such a young age, there may be a possibility of a comeback in the future.
As everyone knows, her predecessor Haining made a comeback in 2010 and reached the Australian Open women's singles final.
In the past, I left tennis and changed to cricket, and today I am full of glory and return to the field, and Barty is really a temperamental woman! (Source: Tennis House Author: Luo ChengQiye)