When the former No. 1 decided to quit last year, her coach Craig Tyzzer was taken by surprise. Now, Barty says their friendship is a “beautiful thing”.
Ash Barty, 26, and her former coach, Craig Tyzzer, 63, worked together from her 2016 comeback until her retirement early last year. While their friendship hasn’t waned, she misses his whistling and humming on tour.
Tyzz responded perfectly by trying to lighten the mood – mucking around and having fun, kicking the footy or playing cricket matches – even before all those finals at the 2022 Australian Open. He went from this serious coach who sends the longest tactical text messages the night before every match to a larrikin who’d just try to make me smile and laugh every day. We were just gonna go and have fun every single moment.
We have our same group chats and banter and fun, but I miss working with him, just spending time with him. He’s a quirky guy. The amount of time Tyzz spends humming and whistling is weird and wonderful. I didn’t notice it when we first started working together but, over time, it stood out like a sore thumb. He never, ever sings – just hums along or whistles a tune. On the tour, after weeks on the road, I’d find myself doing it, too.
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