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Arm injury forces Ash Barty to withdraw from Italian Open quarter-final, but it’s just precautionary – ABC News
Ash Barty hated having to retire in her Italian Open quarter-final against Coco Gauff but says a painful arm injury needs protecting before the French Open.

Ash Barty has retired during her Italian Open quarter-final clash in Rome with Coco Gauff because of an arm injury that has cast a cloud over her bid to regain her French Open crown.
- Barty’s withdrawal from the Italian Open quarter-final was a precautionary measure
- She said the pain in her arm was “too severe” to play on
- This is a pre-existing injury which began when she was 15 or 16 and is something she has managed over her career
The Australian world No.1 said she absolutely hated having to withdraw…
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