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Italian Open: Injury concerns for Ashleigh Barty & Simona Halep before French Open

Italian Open: Injury concerns for Ashleigh Barty & Simona Halep before French Open

Barty, who won her first Grand Slam title at the 2019 French Open, will be hoping the arm injury does not disrupt her preparations for Roland Garros, which starts on 30 May Australian world number one Ashleigh Barty retired from her Italian Open quarter-final against American teenager Coco Gauff with an arm injury. Barty, 25, was leading 6-4 2-1 before deciding to stop in damp and cold conditions in Rome. She ended the match with a compression sleeve on her right arm and also had strapping on her left thigh. Meanwhile, Wimbledon champion Simona Halep is another leading player who has injury...

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