Ash Barty keeps things casual as she heads out to dinner with a friend in Sydney

Newlywed Ash Barty appeared to be in good spirits on Friday as she headed out to dinner with a friend in Sydney’s CBD.

The three-time Grand Slam champion, 26, dressed for comfort in a simple matching black top and pants and white sneakers.

Her natural beauty radiated as she strolled through Sydney’s hotspots searching for the perfect restaurant to grab a meal.

The brunette appeared engrossed in a deep conversation with her blonde pal and had a focused expression on her face as they strolled through the CBD together. 

Sporting fans will be happy to see the world’s number one tennis player is finding time to relax after her bombshell resignation from the sport in March. 

Following her departure, she’s been focusing on her personal life and just married Australian professional golfer Garry Kissick last month after five years of dating.

Her night out comes just months after she shocked the sporting world by announcing her retirement in an emotional video, in which she revealed that she was physically and emotionally ‘spent’.

She announced via a video posted to her Instagram account in March that she was retiring from the sport after spending almost three years as the world’s top player.

‘It’s the first time I’ve said it out loud, so it’s hard to say but I’m so happy and I’m so ready,’ she explained in the video, in which she was joined by former doubles partner and good friend Casey Dellacqua.

Barty grabbed the world No.1 spot on June 24, 2019, and never relinquished it with high finishes in Grand Slams for the next two-and-a-half years. 

She said in her retirement video she was excited ‘about my next chapter as Ash Barty the person and not the athlete.’

Barty recently announced she was writing a memoir titled My Dream Time, due for release later this year.