Elena Rybakina Stops Playing During First Set of Quarterfinal vs. Iga Swiatek at Cincinnati
- On Aug 20 in Mason, Ohio, Elena Rybakina retired during the first set of her Cincinnati Open quarterfinal match against Iga Swiatek due to a left-ankle injury.
- Trailing 1-4, 40-40, Rybakina took a medical timeout to address her left ankle, returned to the court, but retired after attempting 1 serve.
- With top seed Aryna Sabalenka losing to Sara Bejlek, the 27-year-old Rybakina could have risen to 1 in the rankings by reaching the final.
- Swiatek, the defending champion, has reached at least the semifinals in her last 4 appearances in Cincinnati, including a victory over Rybakina last year.
- Swiatek continues her title defense as the Cincinnati Open draw remains open following the retirement of her opponent.
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Elena Rybakina suffers horrible injury scare before US Open, misses No.1 ranking
Elena Rybakina’s bid to become world No.1 suffered a major setback after she retired injured against Iga Swiatek in the Cincinnati quarter-finals. With the US Open just days away, Rybakina now faces a race against time to recover from her left ankle injury.
The two-time Grand Slam winner Jelena Rybakina has given up injured at the Masters tournament in Cincinnati and thus missed the possible jump to the top of the world rankings. The Kazakh finished her quarter final match against the Polin Iga Swiatek at the 1:4 stand due to ankle problems. She should have reached the final match to replace Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus as number one. This had already been eliminated in the eighth final. "Of course…
Touched at the left heel, the world number 2 dropped in the first set against the Pole last night.
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