Tennis by AFP 4th Jun 2021 5:14 AM Top seed Ashleigh Barty said it was heartbreaking to retire injured midway through the second set of her French Open 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 had struggled with a hip problem during her first-round win over Bernarda Pera on Tuesday and called it quits at 2-2 in the second set on Court Philippe Chatrier on Thursday. Barty also retired injured from the Italian Open during her quarter-final against Coco Gauff last month.
Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz became the youngest man to reach the French Open third round in 29 years on Thursday, racing to an impressive straight-sets win over 28th seed Nikoloz Basilashvili.
Alcaraz, Musetti and latest NextGen look to shake up old order at French Open Wed 02nd June 2021 | 06:00 PM
Paris, June 2 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 2nd Jun, 2021 ) :The much-hyped Next Gen have so far failed to break Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic s hold on tennis biggest titles, but a new group of teenagers are hoping to show they can take over at the top of the game.
Carlos Alcaraz qualified for the Australian Open main draw aged just 17 earlier this season and at the French Open, now 18, won his first-round match this week.
The progression of Italian Jannik Sinner is being closely followed by tennis fans, but his compatriot and fellow 19-year-old Lorenzo Musetti is also threatening to race up the rankings.