Tennis world number one Rybakina withdraws from WTA Finals due to virus
Rybakina pulled out on the eve of the Indian Wells tournament, with Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk replacing the top seed.
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Rybakina pulled out on the eve of the Indian Wells tournament, with Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk replacing the top seed.
World number one Elena Rybakina withdraws from the season-ending WTA Finals because of a viral illness.
Elena Rybakina expects to return for next month's WTA Finals in Indian Wells after withdrawing from the Tokyo quarterfinals.
Elena Rybakina secures the year-end women's singles number one spot by beating Yulia Putintseva in the last 16 of the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.
The victory helped the Kazakh take a big step towards securing the year-end number one ranking.
The world number one will face Leylah Fernandez in the final after the unseeded Canadian beat Czech Marie Bouzkova.
The Belarusian’s exit follows top seed Rybakina losing to unseeded Charaeva in her first match as world number one.