Tennis-Arm injury forces Barty out of Italian Open


Tennis - WTA Premier 5 - Italian Open - Foro Italico, Rome, Italy - May 14, 2021 Australia's Ashleigh Barty after retiring from her quarter final match against Cori Gauff of the U.S. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

(Reuters) -World number one Ash Barty was forced to retire from her Italian Open quarter-final against Coco Gauff with an arm injury, raising doubts on her participation at the French Open.

Barty, the 2019 French Open winner, was leading 6-4 2-1 against her American opponent when she called a physio and had her right-arm strapped with a compression sleeve.

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