BARTY OUT OF WELLS
AUSTRALIA’S Ashleigh Barty, the world No.1 ranked woman, has withdrawn from the WTA India Wells singles draw, tournament organisers announced on Tuesday.
Officials gave no reason for Barty’s decision to pull out of next month’s women’s draw which was already suffering from the absence of several top-ranked players,
including Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams.
The winner of two the French Open (2019) and Wimbledon this year had a disappointing performance at the US Open earlier this month when she lost in the third round against American Shelby Rogers.
This was expected to be Barty’s first action since her
early US Open exit. She has competed in two previous Indian Wells events with her best result being a roundof-16 appearance in 2019.
The Indian Wells tournament runs from October 4 to 17. It is making a return to the tennis calendar for the first time in more than a year and a half due to the global coronavirus pandemic.