- Australian forced into early French Open exit with new injury
- Barty says she just needs time to manage the problem
Ash Barty is still holding out hope that she will be fit for grass-court glory at Wimbledon despite her early exit from the French Open due to injury.
Barty says she has shed some tears this past week but is now putting on a brave face after her hip injury became so debilitating that she was forced to retire during her second-round match against Poland’s Magda Linette on Thursday.
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