November 3, 2023; Cancun, Mexico; Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) throws the serve towards Aryna Sabalenka on day six of the GNP Saguaros WTA Finals in Cancun. Necessary Credit score: Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sports activities Kazakh participant Elena Rybakina withdrew from the Paris Olympic tennis competitors on Thursday.
The 2022 Wimbledon champion withdrew from the event simply hours after the draw was introduced at Roland Garros.
Rybakina is seeded third in singles and also will compete in blended doubles with Alexander Bublik.
Rybakina, 25, fell sick, the Kazakh Tennis Federation stated in an announcement posted on its web site.
The assertion learn: “Elena is at the moment affected by acute bronchitis. The physician not solely strictly prohibits her from showing in courtroom, however even prohibits her from flying to take part in actions.” “Rebakina is actively making ready for the sport and hopes to play a high-level competitors within the Olympics , however that is now inconceivable attributable to her medical situation.”
The eight-time WTA Tour champion misplaced to Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina within the 2021 Tokyo Olympics bronze medal match.
French participant Caroline Garcia will enter the draw because the seventeenth seed to interchange Rybakina, and Australian participant Daria Saville will enter the draw as an alternative.
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