: French Open, day 5 women’s roundup: Top seed Barty retires in second round; Kenin, Svitolina advance #IndiaNEWS Top seed Ashleigh Barty retired injured midway through the second set of her French

French Open, day 5 women’s roundup: Top seed Barty retires in second round; Kenin, Svitolina advance #IndiaNEWS
Top seed Ashleigh Barty retired injured midway through the second set of her French Open second-round match against Poland’s Magda Linette on Thursday.The Australian, who won the title on her last visit to Roland Garros in 2019, left the court for medical treatment after losing the first set 6-1. She had struggled with a hip problem during her first-round win and called it quits at 2-2 in the second set on Court Philippe Chatrier.Unseeded Linette will face Tunisian 25th seed Ons Jabeur in the last 32. “It’s going to be a little bit tough this week. I think over the weekend we had a bit of a flare-up through my left hip,??? she said after beating Bernarda Pera in three sets on Tuesday.Barty also retired injured from the Italian Open during her quarter-final against Coco Gauff last month.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 Fourth seed and 2020 runner-up Sofia Kenin reached the last 32 with a 7-5, 6-3 win over qualifier and fellow American Hailey Baptiste.Kenin, beaten by Iga Swiatek in last year’s final, goes on to face American 28th seed Jessica Pegula who defeated Tereza...Read more

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