While the tennis world was processing the shock of Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils announcing engagement, Ashleigh Barty of Australia defended her Miami Open title after an incomplete final, as her opponent Bianca Andreescu retired injured in the second set.
In an encounter of two Grand Slam champions, Andreescu fell in the third game of the second set and injured her right ankle. Treatment didn’t help enough and the Canadian retired as Barty was leading 6-3 4-0.
It was Andreescu trainer’s advice to quit:
I really didn’t want to stop, but Abdul, my fitness trainer, he basically saved me from myself because I’ve been through that, continuously pushing myself to the point where I’d make it worse.