Ash Barty announces engagement to partner Garry Kissick
Aussie tennis star and world number one Ash Barty has announced her engagement to long-term partner Garry Kissick.
Tennis star Ash Barty has announced her engagement to long-term partner Garry Kissick.
The world Number 1 took to Instagram on Tuesday evening to share the happy news.
She posted a sweet image of the couple embracing with Barty showing off her new ring, and captioned it “future husband” with a heart emoji.
Kissick, an aspiring golfer aged 30, also shared a similar post, captioned “I love you Ash Barty.”
Mr Kissick famously missed Barty’s maiden grand slam at the French Open but nothing was going to stop him from being on hand as she lived a dream by claiming the Wimbledon championship this year .
The tennis star’s longtime boyfriend witnessed her 6-3 6-7 6-3 triumph over Karolina Pliskova from her player’s box – and Barty quickly climbed up to see him after her match.
As they were reunited she buried her head in his arms in an adorable moment that made tennis fans melt.
The win made her the first Australian in 41 years to win Wimbledon women’s singles since Evonne Goolagong Cawley won Wimbledon in 1980.
“So grateful to be a part of your journey so far and proud of everything you’ve achieved here at Wimbledon,” Kissick wrote on Instagram after the match. “Living out your dreams!”
Barty has, for the most part, kept her relationship with Kissick relatively quiet.
The 25-year-old tennis sensation sporadically shares photos of the couple on social media, and they occasionally make appearances together at black-tie events.
But unlike many of her sporting comrades, very little is known about the world No. 1’s boyfriend.
Kissick is an aspiring professional golfer, and works as the irrigation technician for the greens at the Brookwater Golf & Country Club in Brisbane.
The 29-year-old is a passionate Liverpool supporter and part of the PGA Trainee program.
Barty and Kissick met at the Brookwater Golf Club in 2016 — the tennis star had visited the venue to play a round of golf.
The sporting duo immediately clicked, and went public with their relationship in 2017 when they appeared alongside each other at the John Newcombe Awards.
Kissick has also served as Barty’s unofficial ball boy, helping out on the court however he can.
“They’re really the most normal couple you’ll find at that level in tennis,” a friend told Woman’s Day in 2019.
“It’s refreshing because you often see mismatched liaisons in this sport.
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“It’s funny to watch Ash practising at the big tournaments with her coach and see Garry pop up as the ball boy.
He’ll skip back and forth, helping out between their rallies, encouraging her by passing on cricket scores or cracking jokes.
“Without even meaning to, Garry helps Ash play her very best tennis, because there’s certainly no pressure from him.”
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