Ashleigh Barty
publication date: Sunday, April 3, 2022 (part of Spring 2022)
category: 
Sports
clue: It's best to go out while you're on top, even if you're from the bottom of the world (and the first to win there in decades).
explanation: Barty is an Australian tennis player, ranked #1 in the world when she announced her retirement in March 2022. She was the first Australian player to win the Australian Open since 1978. more…
intended difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, and Richard Slominsky
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