2023-06-03 12:12:42
The women’s draw loses one of the candidates for the final victory. This Saturday, Elena Rybakina, world number 4, withdraws for the continuation of Roland-Garros even before her 3rd round, scheduled this afternoon on the Philippe-Chatrier court against the Spaniard Sara Sorribes Tomo. The announcement arrived at the end of the morning before the Kazakh came to give some details at a press conference.
“I was already not feeling well yesterday and the day before,” explains Rybakina. I had a fever, I didn’t sleep for two days. I warmed up today but the right decision is to retire. I can’t play in this state. Finalist at the Australian Open at the start of the year, winner at Wimbledon in 2022, the 23-year-old player was aiming for her first coronation in Paris, where she achieved her best result in 2021 with a quarter-final.
Elena Rybakina explains that she felt the first symptoms after her second match, won Thursday against the Czech Linda Noskova (6-3, 6-3). “I saw the doctor, who told me that a virus is circulating here and as I have allergies and my immune system is a bit weak. I must have caught something. I have a fever, I have a headache, I have a hoarse voice. It is difficult to give everything in this state. I can’t stay more than ten minutes on a court. We will find the Kazakh for the season on grass, where she will want to defend her title at Wimbledon.
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