What happened to Ashleigh Barty? World No. 1's French Open 2021 dream crushed

World No.1 Ashleigh Barty's hopes of clinching her second Grand Slam win at the French Open 2021 came to a cruel halt after she was forced to retire after an injury. The 25-year-old had been battling a hip injury but clinched a round one win over Bernarda Pera to set up a clash against Magda Linette. Here's a look at what happened to Ashleigh Barty and the Ashleigh Barty injury update. 

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What happened to Ashleigh Barty? World No.1's French Open dream ends with a cruel injury blow. 

Ashleigh Barty saw her French Open 2021 campaign end after she aggravated an existing hip injury. The World No.1 retired injured midway through the second set of her second-round match against Poland's Magda Linette on Thursday. The Australian, who won the title on her last visit to Roland-Garros in 2019, left the court for medical treatment after losing the first set 6-1. She returned briefly for the second set and had a strapping around her left thig but walked off in pain, handing Linette the win. Ahead of the Ashleigh Barty vs Magda Linette clash, the Australian had previously admitted that “it's going to be a little bit tough this week” after being hampered by a left-hip issue in her opening match of the French Open.

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As per the Ashleigh Barty injury update, she had been struggling with injury coming into the tournament. She needed treatment on Tuesday to get through her first-round match in which she claimed a scratchy 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 win over Bernarda Pera. Barty would hope that the injury isn't too serious, especially with the Wimbledon Championships set to begin later this month. The Australian becomes the second big profile star to leave the tournament early after Japan's Naomi Osaka withdrew from the tournament, citing depression. Seven different women have won the French Open since 2014, and with Barty and Osaka out, veteran Serena Williams will hope to clinch her record-breaking 24th Grand Slam title. Meanwhile, World number 45 Linette, who had never beaten a top 10 player,  faces Tunisian world number 26 Ons Jabeur next. 

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French Open women's singles schedule 

• May 30 – June 1: 1st Round – Women’s Singles
• June 2 – 3: 2nd Round – Women’s Singles
• June 4 – 5: 3rd Round –Women’s Singles
• June 6 – 7: 4th Round –  Women’s Singles
• June 8 -9: Quarter-Final – Women’s Singles
• June 10: Semi-Final – Women’s Singles
• June 12: Women’s Singles Final

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(Image Courtesy: Ashleigh Barty Instagram)