Australian Ash Barty has provided no certainty if she will play regularly on the women’s tour amid the COVID-19 pandemic despite Naomi Osaka closing in on her world number one ranking with a fourth Grand Slam title in Melbourne.
Barty accepted a wildcard to defend her Adelaide International title this week after making an exit at the quarterfinal stage of her home Grand Slam with a defeat to Czech Karolina Muchova.
The Queenslander skipped last year’s US Open and did not defend her 2019 French Open title, opting not to travel due to health concerns amid the pandemic.
Barty, who is expected to head to the Middle East next month to play WTA events in Doha and Dubai, said she f…
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