Ashleigh Barty withdraws from Strasbourg International with right arm injury ahead of French Open

Ashleigh Barty’s French Open preparations suffered a blow on Tuesday when a right arm injury forced the Australian’s withdrawal from the Strasbourg International. [caption id=“attachment_5893591” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Ashleigh Barty in action at the Australian Open. AP[/caption] World number eight Barty pulled out of her opening round match against compatriot Daria Gavrilova. “I felt that it was back. I tested myself, but this morning, I knew that I will not be able to play,” the 23-year-old Barty told reporters. “Next week there is Roland-Garros … Then it’s the grass season. I will have two very busy months. For now, the only thing to do is to spend two or three days without touching the racket. I hope that I will be 100 percent next week.” Top seed Barty was replaced in the Strasbourg tournament by Latvian lucky loser Diana Marcinkevica.