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Rybakina withdraws from Wuhan with injury after China Open exit

Global Published 5 October 2026, 12:44 · archived 5 Oct 2026

World number one Elena Rybakina has withdrawn from this month’s Wuhan Open due to ​a foot injury, tournament organisers said on ‌Sunday, a day after the Kazakh suffered a shock defeat in her opening match at the China Open. Rybakina, who ​lost to world number 118 Alina Charaeva ​in Beijing, said she would take time ⁠away from competition to recover. “I’m very sorry to ​the fans who were looking forward to seeing ​me play,” Rybakina said in an Instagram story shared by the tournament. “I’ll take some time to rest and ​recover. Thank you for your understanding and continued ​support.” The 27-yea...

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