Ashleigh Barty Is Comfortable in a Life Outside Tennis

Barty retired from the sport at age 25 while ranked No. 1, but she says she has “slipped quite seamlessly into this life that’s just like everyone else.”

Ashleigh Barty announced her retirement from tennis in March.Credit...Jono Searle/EPA, via ShutterstockThe New York Times Sports department is revisiting the subjects of some compelling articles from the last year or so. In March, the tennis star Ashleigh Barty retired from the sport, less than two months after winning the Australian Open. Here is an update.

As the best players in tennis regather in Melbourne, Australia, in January for the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, the reigning women’s champion Ashleigh Barty will be back…