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Ash Barty is a tennis player from Australia. She is ranked number one in the world. But this week, she gave up tennis. 

Ash won her first big tournament in 2019. It was the French Open. Since then, she has had a lot of success.

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In January, she won the Australian Open. She was the first Australian woman to win in 44 years.

But now she has chosen to quit. She says she wants to follow other dreams.

Yes! She should be allowed to focus on other things that matter to her. Ash is a person, not just a tennis player. 

No. Being an athlete is about working hard when things get tricky. Ash is only 25. That is not a long enough time to really succeed.