Australian who returned to tennis from cricket wins US Open
Australian tennis player Ashleigh Barty, who played as a cricketer in the women's Big Bash League in 2015 and 2016, won the 2018 US Open women's doubles title along with partner CoCo Vandeweghe on Sunday. The 22-year-old turned professional tennis player in 2010 and took a break from tennis in 2014, and played cricket. She returned to tennis in 2016.