The 25-year-old Barty had lost the first set 6-1 against the Polish Magda Linette. After the opening set, Barty was already treated outside the track on her left hip. It was 2-2 in the second set.
After the hopeless loss of the first set, Barty, who moved with difficulty, tried again in the second set. She won her first two service games, but after Linette made it 2-2, she concluded that further play was useless.
Preparation
In the run-up to Roland Garros, Barty was already struggling with an arm injury and in the first round she played with a wrapped left thigh. The global number 1 played many matches this clay-court season. She took the title in Stuttgart and was a finalist in Madrid. In mid-May, she gave up in Rome against Cori Gauff, precisely with a lead.
Barty won Roland Garros in 2019 by beating Czech Marketa Vondrousova in the final. Last year she missed the grand slam tournament due to the corona virus and the associated travel restrictions.
Linette, the number 45 in the world, will face the Tunisian Ons Jabeur in the third round.
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