Tennis - WTA 500 - Stuttgart Open - Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart, Germany - April 21, 2021 Australia's Ashleigh Barty in action during her round of 16 match against Germany's Laura Siegemund Pool via REUTERS/Thomas Kienzle
(Reuters) - World number one Ash Barty said she was one of several players given access to a COVID-19 vaccine through a WTA Tour initiative at a tournament in South Carolina earlier this month.
Barty, who turns 25 on Saturday, and her Australian coach Craig Tyzzer were among those who took advantage of the WTA's offer but said she made sure they were not "jumping the queue".
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