Ash Barty and husband Garry Kissick have announced the birth of their first child, Hayden. -PR Handout Image
Ash Barty has announced the birth of her first child, baby boy Hayden.
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The Australian tennis great and her husband, golf professional Garry Kissick, reported that they were the proud parents of a "beautiful boy" in an Instagram post on Tuesday.
"Welcome to the world, Hayden!," it read, accompanied by a picture of the new arrival wrapped in a blanket.
The news was acclaimed during the morning at Wimbledon where Barty, a three-time grand slam champion, was feted just two years ago for achieving her tennis dream of winning the singles title.
The following year, she caused a sensation by announcing her retirement from the sport in March less than two months after she had won the Australian Open in Melbourne, breaking a 44-year drought for Australian women players, and was still a completely dominant figure at the top of the game.
Barty then got married to Kissick in July last year in Queensland, and in January announced her pregnancy, declaring: "2023 set to be the best year yet."
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