Former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina mentioned she has pulled out of tournaments in Beijing and Wuhan because of a again situation however is aiming to return to motion earlier than the WTA Tour’s season finale in Riyadh in November.
The world No. 4 loved success within the first half of 2024, successful titles in Brisbane, Abu Dhabi and Stuttgart, however missed a number of tournaments because of sickness and harm thereafter.
After reaching the Wimbledon semifinals, she withdrew from the Paris Olympics because of bronchitis and pulled out of the US Open in August because of a decrease again harm after successful her opening match.
“Resulting from an ongoing again harm, I regretfully should withdraw from the upcoming Asian tournaments,” Rybakina mentioned in a press release.
“Whereas I have been working onerous on my restoration, my medical staff and I’ve determined it is best to prioritise my well being at the moment.”
The 25-year-old, who cut up from her longtime coach Stefano Vukov simply days earlier than the US Open, is third within the WTA race to the Nov. 2-9 finals.
“This has been a difficult yr and I’m grateful for the assist from the event organisers and all of my followers,” the Kazakh participant added.
“My staff and I’ll work on getting me again on the court docket earlier than the season finale.”