2023-06-03 13:37:24
Considered one of the great favorites of this 2023 edition, the Kazakh announced her withdrawal a few minutes before playing her third round, the consequence of a “virus circulating in Paris”.
In the Roland-Garros press room, nestled under the Philippe-Chatrier court, we know the refrain: when a player is announced at a press conference when he has nothing to do there, it is normally a sign that his tournament ends there. Wednesday at 11 p.m., we warned of the surprise arrival of Gaël Monfils in front of the journalists when he was only due to play the next day. Conclusion: a loose left wrist and a package. The score was replayed this Saturday, June 3 in the morning.
At 11:37 a.m., the arrival of Elena Rybakina at a press conference, seeded No. 4 in the women’s draw, is therefore announced. The surprise is great: the Kazakh was to play her third round ten minutes later on the Chatrier. Faced with journalists, the mine of the bad days, she formalizes her package, consequence of a “virus circulating in Paris” which inevitably brings to mind the Covid: “I caught something. I haven’t slept well for two days. I have a fever, I have a headache. I think you hear my hoarse voice. It is difficult, in this situation, to run, and to give a good performance. It was the only decision we could make, I think. I can’t stay on the court for more than ten minutes. I was warming up, I couldn’t breathe. If I can’t breathe, I can’t run or play.”
Defending champion at Wimbledon, finalist at the Australian Open and recent winner of the Master 1000 in Rome, the Kazakh was a big favorite alongside Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka. Since the retirement of Ashleigh Barty at the start of 2022, the three players have won all the Grand Slams. A “Big 3” that many see walking in women’s tennis for several years. This year at Roland, it will not be for Rybakina.
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