Barty out ill as Gavrilova defends title

Updated August 19 2018 - 1:56pm, first published 1:53pm
Ashleigh Barty is at a career high of world No.16 after her return to tennis in 2016 from a layoff.
Ashleigh Barty is at a career high of world No.16 after her return to tennis in 2016 from a layoff.

Daria Gavrilova is primed for her first WTA title defence but fellow Australian star Ashleigh Barty has pulled out of the Connecticut Open battling illness a week out from the US Open.

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