Casey Dellacqua
'I knew then that I was done.' Casey Dellacqua has devoted much of her life to the sport she loves. That's why the decision to walk away has been so emotional.
It’s one thing I’ll definitely miss when I hang up the racquets: that feeling of walking out onto Rod Laver Arena and knowing the whole Australian crowd is behind me. The adrenaline rush is exhilarating. I’m grateful to have been able to experience that in my career, and to have memories that I’ll carry …
It should never have come to this. I ticked the Yes box on the same-sex marriage survey the other day and it felt a bit insulting to have to validate my relationship on a piece of paper. It just doesn’t seem right that other people are having an opinion on what I choose to …