The start of the day has been moved to this Saturday at Roland Garros. Elena Rybakina announced mid-morning that she was withdrawing from the tournament due to illness after feeling unwell and feverish for the last few hours.
“Today I tried during the warm-up, but I think the right decision is to retire“said the reigning Wimbledon champion, looking to maintain the great form in Paris that led him this year to win the Indian Wells Miami and Rome titles and reach the Australian Open final.
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This withdrawal puts her rival, Sara Sorribes from Castellón, in the round of 16which will be seen next Monday against the winner of the duel between the Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia and the Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova.
The player from Castellón He arrives in Paris with renewed hope after overcoming an injury that kept him in dry dock for half a year. A desert crossing that, he himself admits, made him consider his continuation in tennis, but now seems too far because of the stability he has regained on the court.
This is the first time in his career that he has played in the round of 16 of a Grand Slam.. His best result was the third round achieved at the 2021 US Open, when he fell against the British Emma Raducanu, who at 18 years old and coming from the previous stage ended up winning the tournament in general surprise.
Source: La Verdad
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