Ash Barty looked like a proud mother on Tuesday as she celebrated her son Hayden’s first birthday.
The former tennis star, 28, took to Instagram to share a very sweet family photo that showed her and husband Garry Kissick posing with their only child.
“Cake for breakfast,” the Wimbledon champion captioned the happy snap as the trio smiled in front of a cartoon echidna-shaped birthday cake.
Ash fans flocked to the comments of the heartwarming post with well wishes for young Hayden and his famous mother.
“So adorable! A mini Ash!” one person wrote, while another said: “Beautiful photo, hope to see you back on the court Ash.”
A third commented: “Happy birthday Hayden! Your parents look so proud and the memories of this day will stay with them forever.”
“Get it boy, happy first birthday beautiful boy, see you soon for the biggest birthday hug,” another added.
The celebration comes just days after Ash revealed she will be releasing a new tennis-themed children’s book two years after retiring from the sport.
Ash Barty, 28, (left), looked every bit the proud mother on Tuesday as she celebrated her son Hayden’s (right) first birthday.
The Australian tennis champion retired in a surprise move at the height of her career at the age of 25 in March 2022, and is now exploring new ventures.
Last Thursday she took to Instagram to reveal that she has created a series of children’s books about her beloved sport called Tennis Camp Diaries.
The first book in the series is titled Doubles Disaster and is scheduled to be released on July 3. Ash shares photos of herself proudly posing with the book.
The former tennis star, 28, took to Instagram to share a very sweet family photo that showed her and husband Garry Kissick posing with their only child.
Fans of the former cricketer flocked to the comments of the heartwarming post with well wishes for young Hayden and his famous mother.
Alongside the snaps, the mother-of-one wrote: ‘I’m so excited to share my new children’s book series with you all.
‘It’s called Tennis Camp Diaries, and the first book, Doubles Disaster, follows Ash’s ups and downs going to tennis camp, competing in a doubles tournament, and other fun adventures.
“It’s been fantastic to collaborate with the team behind Little Ash, Jasmin McGaughey and Jade Goodwin, again to create this story. The first book is out on July 3rd. I can’t wait for everyone to read it!”
This isn’t Ash’s first foray into children’s literature, having previously worked with Jasmin McGaughey to help create the 10-book Little Ash series.
