Ash Barty is set to return to the courts of Wimbledon for the first time since retiring in March 2022. 

The Aussie tennis legend agreed to take part in an invitational doubles match. 

Barty will play in the exhibition match on Tuesday July 9 (UK time), and the event will include a women’s doubles, men’s double, and mixed doubles event. 

Wimbledon took to Instagram to announce the news on Wednesday morning. 

“Reunited with the Wimbledon grass,” they said, with a picture of Barty. 

“Delighted to have our 2021 singles champion Ash Barty returning for this year’s Invitational Doubles.”

 
 
 
 
 
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Since her retirement, Barty married her partner Gary Kissick in July 2022 and gave birth to her son Hayden a year later. 

Barty’s return to the courts come one month after she announced that she will be commentating as part of the BBC’s team for Wimbledon alongside Nick Kyrgios. 

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