Barty pulls out of WTA Finals, season over

World No.1 Ash Barty says she won't support her WTA crown successful Mexico and volition officially extremity her play for 2021.

Barty claimed 5 titles this year, including her 2nd Wimbledon championship, and hasn't played since the US Open successful September.

The Australian declared her willingness to hole for adjacent year's Australian Open and volition clasp the apical spot successful the women's rankings for a 3rd consecutive twelvemonth contempt skipping the extremity of twelvemonth tournament.

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Barty won the WTA Finals successful Shenzhen successful 2019, taking location the biggest payday successful tennis past with a $6.4 cardinal cheque.

Last year's variation was cancelled due to the fact that of the microorganism and this year's mentation of the tourney has been relocated to Mexico for mid-November.

Ash Barty volition enactment location and hole for the Australia's summertime of tennis. (AP)

However, Barty isn't keen connected going done a 2nd two-week stint successful quarantine successful astir 2 months, having returned location from her US run successful September.

"I wanted to fto everyone cognize that I won't beryllium competing successful immoderate further tournaments successful 2021, including the WTA Finals successful Mexico," Barty said successful a connection connected Saturday.

"It was a hard determination but I request to prioritise my assemblage and my betterment from our 2021 play and absorption connected having the strongest pre-season for the Australian summer.

"With ongoing challenges of travelling backmost to Queensland and quarantine requirements, I americium not consenting to compromise my mentation for January.

"I privation the WTA squad and the players each the champion for a palmy WTA Finals and the remainder of the year."

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