Barty, number one and champion in 2019, retires due to injury

Roland Garros lost this Thursday to the number one in the world and, therefore, first favorite of the tournament, Ashleigh Barty, who had to withdraw due to injury during her second round match against the Polish Magda Linette. The Australian had lost the first set 6-1 and after being treated in the locker room for some discomfort in the lower back, which already tormented her in her debut against the American Pera, He tried to continue but said enough when the score was 2-2 in the second set. “The only thing I can say is that it bothers me for the serve. Going on would have been risky. It was not an easy decision but it was the one that had to be made, “said the aussie.

Barty was the leader of the year with 28 victories and could not compete on equal terms with Linette, who gets his first win against a top-10 in a surely unwanted way. The 29-year-old and 45th ranked player had just reached the semifinals in Strasbourg and is entering the third round of the Paris tournament for the second time. She will face Tunisian Ons Jabeur, who beat Australian Astra Sharma 6-2, 6-4.

The players with the highest ranking in the upper part of the women's team who are still in competition are Sofia Kenin (4th) and Elina Svitolina (5th). The American defeated her compatriot Baptiste (7-5, 6-3) in one of the duels between tennis players from a country that scored 12 in the second round, the highest number at Roland Garros since 1991. The 2020 Australian Open champion will face another American, Jessica Pegula, who beat Martincova by a double 6-3.

Swiatek, Svitolina, Muchova and Sakkari, go ahead

Svitolina, meanwhile, lowered one of the representatives of tennis USA, Ann Li, with a resounding 6-0 and 6-4 in 74 minutes. The Ukrainian hopes to reach the quarterfinals for the fourth time. To do this, they will have to start by beating the Czech Krejcikova, who got rid of the Russian Alexandrova (6-2, 6-3). Another exponent of tennis in this country, Karolina Muchova, beat the American Lepchenko without problems (6-3 and 6-4). It will now be measured with the American Stephens, who beat Muchova's countrywoman, Karolina Pliskova, 7-5 and 6-1.

Maria Sakkari continues with a firm step in Paris. The Greek defeated the Italian Jasmine Paolini 6-2 and 6-3 and will be measured in a third round that reaches the Belgian Elise Mertens for the third time in the tournament, who came back against the Kazakh Diyas (4-6, 6-2 and 6-4 in 2:27). Jennifer Brady (13th) went to the third round at Roland Garros for the first time by beating Fiona Ferro in three sets (6-4, 2-6 and 7-5). The French, cheered by the public, he had a break advantage in the third set and conceded one at the worst moment, to lose the match. The American will meet her compatriot Coco Gauff, who dismounted the Chinese Wang (6-3 and 7-6 (1)).

Who did not give any option to his rival was the current champion of the tournament, Iga Swiatek. The Polish swept the Swedish Rebecca Peterson from start to finish, whom he surpassed by a resounding score: double 6-1 in just 62 minutes of play. With 80% first serve points won, 22 winners and impeccable play on the net (5/5 points won), Swiatek sealed his ticket to the third round in Paris, where will face the Estonian Kontaveit, executioner of the French Mladenovic (6-2 and 6-0).

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