French Open 2023: Elena Rybakina withdraws from Roland-Garros moments before third round match in big shock

Elena Rybakina has withdrawn from the French Open ahead of her third round match on Saturday morning. The 23-year-old Kazakhstani player was the No.

4 seed at Roland-Garros and had been hoping to improve upon her best finish in Paris, which was a quarter-final exit in 2021. Ad The current Wimbledon champion had been due to play her third-round tie against Sara Sorribes Tormo on Saturday morning, with the Spaniard to receive a walkover into the next round.

Roland-GarrosRybakina sees off Noskova to reach third roundYESTERDAY AT 10:55 The WTA confirmed on their official website that, «World No.4 Elena Rybakina withdrew from Roland Garros due to an upper respiratory illness on Saturday.» French Open Day 7 live — Ruud in action as Rybakina withdraws, Swiatek and Rune to come Robson believes French Open crowd 'finding that balance' with boos for players Alcaraz adulation 'part of his life' but he is 'enjoying his moment' — Corretja Rybakina came to France in promising form. She had two WTA 1000 event wins this year, including a morale-boosting victory at the Rome Masters a fortnight again.

In her first two matches against Brenda Fruhvirtova and then Linda Noskova, she did not drop a set and was looking for her ninth consecutive victory. Sorribes Tormo will now play the winner of Beatriz Haddad Maia v Ekaterina Alexandrova in her first last-16 match at a Grand Slam.