Ash Barty goals to foster the following wave of native expertise via a brand new partnership with Tennis Australia.
Former world No.1 Barty, who retired in March final 12 months after claiming her drought-breaking Australian Open title, will mentor gamers and coaches from Tennis Australia’s improvement pathway.
The three-time grand slam champion’s former coaches Craig Tyzzer and Jason Stoltenberg are additionally concerned in this system, introduced by TA on Friday.
“Supporting the next generation of tennis talent is something I am very passionate about,” Barty mentioned.
“I’m so excited to be able to work with two people who have been instrumental in my career, Tyzz and Stolts, to give back to the sport I love.
“This is just the start of our partnership and we hope that over time we are able to make a optimistic distinction to younger Australian gamers.”
Barty, Tyzzer and Stoltenberg will pass on their knowledge and experience to players and coaches of all ages in the development pathway at events and training opportunities over the next 12 months.
A TA statement said Barty’s values and philosophies will feature prominently in the governing body’s performance environment.
“We are extraordinarily excited to have the ability to work with Ash, Craig and Jason to utilise the depth and expertise of certainly one of our best tennis champions in our efficiency pathway,” TA chief strategy and performance officer Timothy Jolley said.
“So lots of our younger gamers have been impressed by what Ash was capable of obtain on court docket, and her work ethic, professionalism and means she carried out herself on court docket is one thing we hope we are able to instil inside our efficiency atmosphere.”
