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World Number One in an email.

“I understand the tournaments are eager to run but keeping everyone safe has to be the priority.

“I can’t wait to get back out there and play but we have to make sure it’s safe to do so first, not just for me but for my team.”

Barty, though, is likely to get a chance to defend her Roland Garros title in September as the French Open was moved due to Covid-19.

However, the Australian admits it is tough to set “tennis goals” for the remainder of the year.

“It’s tough to set goals, that’s for sure, (when) we still don’t really know what the rest of the year will look like, there is so much out of our control,” she said.

“When we have some certainty on the rest of the year, my team and I will sit down and set a few tennis goals.”

– TEAMtalk media