Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan, one of the first four seeds of the US Open, withdrew from the competition due to an uncluttered injury. Rybakina was to face the French qualifier Jessika Ponchet in the second round Thursday, but retired before the match.
“Unfortunately, I have to withdraw from my match today because of my injuries,” Rybakina said in a statement. “I did not want to finish the last big slam of the year in this way, but I have to listen to my body, and I hope that I can close the rest of the year.”
With the absence of Rybakina, Ponchet – which is not classified – between now in the third round.
The seeded n ° 4 Elena Rybakina withdrew from the US Open of 2024 Thursday due to an injury, putting the French qualification Jessika Ponchet around 3.https: //t.co/rud4Whsj6v
– US Open Tennis (@usopen) August 29, 2024
The United States Open is now marking the seventh time this year that Rybakina has withdrawn from competition due to illness or injury. This summer only, the 25 -year -old retired early in a match in the Grass Court Berlin championships in June and withdrew from the Eastbourne international a week later.
Rybakina returned to play Wimbledon – the competition where she won her only Title du Grand Chelem, in 2022 – but lost in the semi -finals against the possible winner Barbora Krejčiková. Rybakina then retired from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games due to acute bronchitis.
As a seeded n ° 4, Rybakina was the seeded of her support district. In his absence, the seeded n ° 15 Anna Kalinskaya is the best classified player in this section.
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