FILE PHOTO: Tennis - WTA Premier 5 - Italian Open - Foro Italico, Rome, Italy - September 21, 2020 Czech Republic's Karolina Pliskova as she wears a protective face mask after she retired from the final with an injury against Romania's Simona Halep Clive Brunskill/Pool via REUTERS
PARIS (Reuters) - Czech second seed Karolina Pliskova hopes to be fully fit for her opening match at the French Open, having retired during the final of the Italian Open in Rome on Monday with injury.
World number four Pliskova attempted to continue playing against Simona Halep after receiving treatment on her lower back and leg between sets in Rome but eventually decided to retire while trailing 6-0 2-1.
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