{"id":291658,"date":"2023-10-08T12:54:41","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T12:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=291658"},"modified":"2023-10-08T12:54:41","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T12:54:41","slug":"ash-barty-sends-rumour-mill-into-overdrive-with-cryptic-comeback-clue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/tennis\/ash-barty-sends-rumour-mill-into-overdrive-with-cryptic-comeback-clue\/","title":{"rendered":"Ash Barty sends rumour mill into overdrive with cryptic comeback clue"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Ash Barty sends rumour mill into overdrive with cryptic comeback clue &#8211; as tennis legend notes the &#8216;interesting&#8217; timing of the Aussie superstar&#8217;s message<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u00a0Barty sends fans wild with comeback clue<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00a0Tennis great speculates on timing of post<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00a0Barty has been retired since March 2022<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Retired tennis champion Ash Barty recently whipped her fans into a frenzy by hinting she was considering making a return to the game &#8211; and now Pam Shriver has questioned the timing of the post.<\/p>\n<p>The Wimbledon champion, 27, posted a photo to Instagram capturing her tenderly cradling her three-month-old son Hayden while visiting a local tennis court.<\/p>\n<p>Ash wore a fiery red polo shirt in the snap, accessorised with a Wimbledon baseball cap and carried a mini tennis racquet for her young son.<\/p>\n<p>The post was captioned: &#8216;Back to red ball.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Coaches seemed happy enough. Spectator just enjoyed a snooze in the shade.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/08\/05\/76294319-12606915-image-a-1_1696740542996.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ash Barty has fueled speculation that she may be thinking about making a comeback<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/08\/05\/76294321-12606915-image-a-2_1696740549484.jpg\" height=\"793\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fans were delighted at Barty&#8217;s post that showed her looking fit and back on the court<\/p>\n<p>The post, which has received hundreds of comments and almost 50,000 likes, sent the tennis world into a spin.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Comeback?!&#8217; one excited fan questioned.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Can&#8217;t wait to see all the news headlines after this. &#8216;Barty set to return after having baby&#8217;,&#8217; another said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Come out of retirement please,&#8217; a third person added and another chipped in: &#8216;We need you back on the tour.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>American doubles great Pam Shriver questioned the timing of Barty&#8217;s ctyptic Instagram post.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s interesting that she chose to post the video,&#8217; Shriver is quoted on Tennis.com.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s kind of like, does that send a message, now that all these peers who were playing the tour at the same time as her are coming back?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Barty&#8217;s post comes after a recent story in New Idea where an unnamed source said that the Aussie is eyeing a comeback at one of next year&#8217;s Grand Slams.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/08\/05\/76294323-12606915-image-a-3_1696740556017.jpg\" height=\"411\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Tennis legend Pam Shriver said Barty&#8217;s post was interesting &#8211; especially considering so many of Barty&#8217;s peers are making comebacks in the sport<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/08\/05\/76294359-12606915-image-m-5_1696740630548.jpg\" height=\"488\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Barty and her husband Garry welcomed their son Hayden in July this year<\/p>\n<p>Ash and her husband Garry Kissick welcomed their son Hayden in July.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after giving birth, she spoke to News Corp and lifted the lid on what her life has been like as a new mother.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s the best thing I&#8217;ve ever done, and hardest thing,&#8217; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Hayden is amazing, I feel so very lucky. Garry and I are really just enjoying what is a pretty quiet time together at home as a little family.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>She said the bond she has formed with Hayden is &#8216;incredible&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/tennis\/article-12606915\/Ash-Barty-comeback-clue-fans-tennis.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Ash Barty sends rumour mill into overdrive with cryptic comeback clue &#8211; as tennis legend notes the &#8216;interesting&#8217; timing of the Aussie superstar&#8217;s message \u00a0Barty <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/tennis\/ash-barty-sends-rumour-mill-into-overdrive-with-cryptic-comeback-clue\/\" title=\"Ash Barty sends rumour mill into overdrive with cryptic comeback clue\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":291657,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ash Barty sends rumour mill into overdrive with cryptic comeback clue - Sportstoft<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/tennis\/ash-barty-sends-rumour-mill-into-overdrive-with-cryptic-comeback-clue\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ash Barty sends rumour mill into overdrive with cryptic comeback clue - Sportstoft\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Ash Barty sends rumour mill into overdrive with cryptic comeback clue &#8211; 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