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Real reason behind Barty’s ‘very big’ bandage … and the injury question she wouldn’t answer – Fox Sports
Ashleigh Barty attributed her patchy performance Thursday over compatriot Daria Gavrilova to rust, as the world number one played down fears she was carrying an…
																								
												
												
											 The 24-year-old cast friendship aside to down her Fed Cup teammate 6-1, 7-6 (9/7) in one hour and 32 minutes, but Barty seemingly lost focus on the brink of victory in the all-Australian affair.
Barty, playing on Rod Laver Arena in muggy conditions, unexpectedly slumped at 5-2 in the second set, dropping serve twice, and needed to save two set points in the tiebreaker before finally advancing to the third round.
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