These sports stars hung up their boots early...

Following the retirement of Australian world number one Ash Barty at 25, here is a list of high-profile tennis players and other sportspeople who called time on their careers at a young age.  ......

World No 1 Barty retires from tennis at 25

'I think it's important that I get to enjoy the next part of my life as Ash Barty the person, not Ash Barty the athlete.' IMAGE: Ash Barty retires with 15 titles, less than two months after......

PIX: Djokovic, Thiem to meet in semis; teenager Anisimova stuns Halep

Images from Day 12 of the 2019 French Open in Paris on Thursday. IMAGE: Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates his victory over Germany's Alexander Zverev in the quarter-finals of the French Open on......

Henin, Safin inducted into Tennis Hall of Fame

IMAGE: Justine Henin of Belgium waves to the crowd after being inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, US. Photograph: Mary Schwalm/Reuters. Justine Henin, a......

History calls as Serena and Kerber face off in Wimbledon final

Both players, who have never played each other on grass, have been in fine form at the tournament. Defending champion Serena Williams has dropped just one set on her way to the final, culminating......