Australia's Aiava slams 'hostile' tennis culture in retirement post

In an expletive-laden statement on social media, a disillusioned Aiava described tennis as her "toxic boyfriend" and said she was looking forward to a fresh start. "My life is not meant to be lived in misery and half-assed," wrote Aiava, who said 2026 would be her last year on tour. "My ultimate goal is to be able to wake up every day and genuinely say that I love what I do -– which I think everyone deserves a chance at. "I'm 25, turning 26 this year and I feel so far behind everyone else, like I'm starting from scratch.