Wimbledon five quick hits: Alex de Minaur’s injury leaves Ash Barty ‘broken’ as Paris Olympics dream looks set to be over
Alex de Minaur’s withdrawal from Wimbledon leaves Australian fans shattered, but Ash Barty is convinced brighter days are ahead for her compatriot, even if he is forced to miss the Paris Olympics. Here are the five quick hits from day 10 at Wimbledon.
Wimbledon five quick hits: Alex de Minaur’s injury leaves Ash Barty ‘broken’ as Paris Olympics dream looks set to be overAlex de Minaur’s withdrawal from Wimbledon left Australian fans shattered but Ash Barty is convinced brighter days are ahead for her compatriot, even if he is forced to miss the Paris Olympics .
“It hurts, though. Absolutely you can’t hide behind the fact that it’s awful. You have to be able to accept it. “They haven’t been able to give me a definite recovery time because it’s such a unique injury,” he said. The former world number one provided a few tantalising glimpses of the quality play we’ve all really been missing in her absence.
Later, when a reporter asked Barty about whether she would contemplate a return to professional tennis, she quickly put him right with a flowing backhand. “Instead of me teaching him, he’s teaching me … having a child makes you reflect a lot,” Musetti said.
