Elena Rybakina’s path to the tournament in Stuttgart stopped at the 1/8 final stage. With the score 1-0 in sets and 3-1 in the second act to Beatrice Haddad Maia, the player from Kazakhstan was forced to retire due to injury.

Olena Rybakina withdrew due to an injury in the match with Beatrice Haddad Maia at WTA Stuttgart

The sixth favorite of Stuttgart, Olena Rybakina, was eliminated from the 1/8 finals.

The player ranked 7th in the WTA hierarchy met Beatrice Haddad Maia (14th WTA), who outright defeated her in the first set, which she won 6-1.

In the second act, the Brazilian continued to dominate the game, but Rybakina announced an injury and was forced to withdraw after an hour and 3 minutes of play.

Next up is a match with Ons Jabert (4 WTA) in the quarterfinals. The player from Tunisia beat Yelena Ostapenko 1-6, 7-5, 6-3 on Wednesday.

The tournament in Stuttgart is included in the WTA 500 category, takes place on closed grounds, has a total prize money of $780,637, and the title champion is Iga Sviatek (she won the title in 2022).