Before Ashleigh Barty became a Grand Slam champion and world No. 1—and after she'd already made three major finals in doubles—she needed a break from tennis. So she took well over a year off, from fall of 2014 to the 2016 grass.
Instead, Barty played professional cricket for the Brisbane Heat, in Australia's Women's Big Bash League.
Now one of the most famous Australian athletes, Barty paid a visit to her old team on Wednesday, attending Brisbane's game versus the Melbourne Renegades.