Ashleigh Barty's short stint as a professional cricketer has helped the former Wimbledon junior champion refresh for the grind of the tennis tour, according to her cricket coach Andy Richards.

Ashleigh Barty has taken up cricket, signing a contract to play for Brisbane Heat in the inaugural women's Twenty20 competition in Australia.

Five years after taking an 18-month break from competitive tennis to play — of all things — cricket, 23-year-old Ashleigh Barty has reached the mountaintop, easily defeating Marketa ...

Asked later if she thought she’d be in the same position now if she hadn’t spent time away, Barty said her time in cricket was a good tonic. “No, absolutely. I needed to take that time away,” she said ...

Former tennis rising star Ashleigh Barty has taken up cricket, signing a contract to play for Brisbane Heat in the inaugural women's Twenty20 competition in Australia. Women's Big Bash League ...