Saturday at Roland Garros dawned with the sad news Loss of Elena Rybakina (No. 4 in the WTA rankings) due to illness. This came in a press conference before the third round of the duel with Sarah Sorribes Tormo (132).
“Yesterday and the day before yesterday I wasn’t feeling well. I didn’t sleep tonight. I have a fever. The right decision is to retire because it is difficult to play in these conditions. I’m upset because I can’t play. “This is life, there are ups and downs,” said the 23-year-old tennis player.
In the first round, she beat Brenda Frohvertova (146) 6-4, 6-2, while in the second round she beat Linda Noskova (50) 6-3 twice. Because of this impressive performance and her career, she was placed as one of the favorites for the title. His best score at Roland Garros came with the quarter-finals of 2021.
Meanwhile, the Spaniard has entered the round of 16 of a Grand Slam for the first time and is waiting for her next opponent.
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