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Who is Ashleigh Barty’s boyfriend Garry Kissick and does she have children?

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WORLD primary Ashleigh Barty is searching for glory on residence soil within the Australian Open last.

There, she might be supported all the best way by boyfriend Garry Kissick, who comes from a sporting background himself.

Barty's boyfriend Garry Kissick (centre) is her biggest fan

And whether or not she wins or not, she could have much more to look ahead to this 12 months because the couple introduced in November 2021 that they are going to be getting married.

Who’s Ashleigh Barty’s boyfriend Garry Kissick?

Garry Kissick is an aspiring skilled golfer who works as an irrigation technician for the greens of the Brookwater Golf & Nation Membership in Brisbane.

Not an excessive amount of is thought about him, however he’s a eager Liverpool fan and a part of the PGA trainee programme.

The couple met in 2016 when Barty visited Brookwater to play a spherical of golf.

A 12 months later, they made their relationship public once they attended the John Newcombe awards collectively.

Kissick additionally helps Barty out throughout observe at any time when she will be able to, turning into generally known as her unofficial ball boy.

A good friend instructed Girls’s Day in 2019: “They’re actually essentially the most regular couple you’ll discover at that degree in tennis.

“It’s refreshing since you typically see mismatched liaisons on this sport.

“It’s humorous to look at Ash practising on the massive tournaments together with her coach and see Garry pop up because the ball boy. He’ll skip forwards and backwards, serving to out between their rallies, encouraging her by passing on cricket scores or cracking jokes.

“With out even that means to, Garry helps Ash play her highest tennis, as a result of there’s actually no strain from him.”

Does Ashleigh Barty have any kids?

In 2020, Ashleigh Barty introduced a child to her press convention following her Australian Open semi-final defeat in opposition to to Sofia Kenin.

Nonetheless, she is just not but a mom herself.

Barty stated of child Olivia: “It’s my latest niece. My sister simply had her about 11, 12 weeks in the past. Yeah, that is what life is all about. It’s wonderful.

“It’s been a hell of a summer season.

“I imply, should you would have instructed me three weeks in the past that we’d have received a event in Adelaide, made the semifinals of the Australian Open, I’d take that completely each single day of the week.

“I imply, perspective is a stupendous factor. Life is a stupendous factor.

“[Olivia] introduced a smile to my face as quickly as I got here off the court docket. I obtained to offer her a hug. It’s all good.”