World No.1 Barty overcame her struggles on serve to beat Blinkova in straight sets to reach the third round at the All-England Club.

The Australian survives a second-set surge by the 32-year-old Spaniard to claim a spot in the second round of Wimbledon.

Halep was forced to skip Roland Garros this year as well, owing to the same injury that was sustained at the Rome Open this year.

French Open : World No 1 Ashleigh Barty marked her return to the French Open for the first time since her 2019 and beat Bernarda Pera and made it to the second round. However, she ...