Hip Injury Forces Ashleigh Barty Out of French Open
Barty, the world’s No. 1 player, had to leave the court for medical treatment during her second-round match.
Ashleigh Barty, who had struggled with a hip injury in her first-round win, wore a wrap on her left thigh on Thursday.Credit.Clive Brunskill/Getty Images
June 3, 2021Updated 10:04 a.m. ET
PARIS Ashleigh Barty, the No. 1-ranked player in women’s tennis, is out of the French Open after aggravating a left hip injury during her second-round match with Magda Linette on Thursday.
“It’s heartbreaking,” said Barty, who won the French Open in 2019 and did not defend her title last year after she chose to stay at home in Australia instead of traveling during the coronavirus pandemic.