- Barty withdrew while leading Coco Gauff 6-4, 2-1 in quarter-final
- Injury casts cloud over Australian world No 1’s French Open bid
Ash Barty retired during her Italian Open quarter-final clash in Rome with Coco Gauff due to an arm injury that has cast a cloud over her bid to regain her French Open crown.
The Australian world No 1 withdrew on Friday while leading the US teenage star 6-4, 2-1, but said she had to listen to her body as the pain in her right arm from a recurring injury grew worse on a miserable, rainy afternoon at the Foro Italico.
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