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BREAKING: Ashleigh Barty retires mid-match ending her French Open 2021 campaign

by Lakshya Chopra
June 3, 2021
in French Open
Ashleigh Barty

Ashleigh Barty

World No.1 and 2019 Roland Garros Champion Ashleigh Barty has retired from her second round match against Magda Linette of Poland. Barty was trailing 1-6, 2-2 before she decided to hand a walkover to Linette, thus ending her 2021 French Open campaign.

Barty was one of the contenders to lift the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen on June 10 but unfortunately for her. she will have to wait unti next year for a second title on Parisian Clay.

There were very little doubts about Barty’s fitness as she handed a walkover to Coco Gauff at the Italian Open a fortnight back. But Barty assured that she is fully fit and ready to go at Paris. In the first round, she had to dig deep against Bernarda Pera, winning in three sets 6-4,3-6,6-2.

Ashleigh Barty took a medical timeout after the first set

Ashleigh Barty
Ashleigh Barty

Doubts were all over Barty’s participation and fitness after she retired against Gauff at Rome despite leading 6-4,2-1. She later revealed that it was due to a prolonged hip injury that she has been facing for many years now and that it keeps resurfacing time and again.

So, it is safe to interpret that same might be the case with Barty once again in Paris. She looked good when she stepped on the court for the first match at Chatrier today but signs of wear were visible ever since she got broken in the fourth game. She struggled with her horizontal movement and hence lost the first set in just 36 minutes.

Magda Linette progresses to the third-round after 2019 Champion Ashleigh Barty retires due to injury, 6-1, 2-2 [ret].

The Pole meets Ons Jabeur next. #RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/qZvFBe3GaL

— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 3, 2021

She took a big medical timeout after the set and returned on court in good shape. She managed to hold serve twice before deciding to hand a walkover to Linette after the conclusion of fourth game.

Coming into the tournament, Barty was one of the favorites to win it and a potential semi-final tie against Iga Swiatek was up for grabs. With her withdrawal, the first quarter of the draw has opened up with Elina Svitolina and Karolina Pliskova the highest seeds remaining.

Also read: “I’m not an underdog anymore, I’m playing as the defending champion” says Iga Swiatek on her chances at French Open 2021

Tags: Ashleigh BartyFrench Open 2021
Lakshya Chopra

Lakshya Chopra

Lakshya Chopra is an aspiring sports writer who has covered various sports in the last few years. An engineer by profession, his passion for sports has driven him closer to the media industry with each passing day. He has been working at FirstSportz for over two years and initially headed the tennis team for two full seasons. Having written almost 2500 articles for the organization, he is currently the content manager of the NFL section. From Rafael Nadal's prime to Novak Djokovic's rise to Tom Brady's magical comebacks, he has seen it all.

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