Olena Rybakina and Coco Gauff were supposed to meet in the 1/8 finals of the WTA 1000 tournament in Dubai, but the Wimbledon champion withdrew a few hours before the start of the match.
Olena Rybakina starred in WTA Dubai
According to the WTA, Rybakina complained of lower back pain and did not want to risk a more serious injury.
Under these conditions, Coco Gauff reached the quarterfinals of the tournament in the United Arab Emirates, where she will meet Madison Keys (23 WTA).
Olena Rybakina left the team #DFTennis draw in singles and doubles due to lower back injury.
Coco Gauff advances to the quarterfinals without a break and will meet Madison Keys.
— wta (@WTA) February 22, 2023
Know:
- Romania no longer has a singles representative in Dubai, with Iryna Begu defeated in the first round, Sorana Kirstya eliminated in the second round on Tuesday and Ana Bohdan in the round of 16.
The Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships runs from February 19 to 25 on hard, is part of the “WTA 1000” category and has a total prize pool of $2,788,468. Simona Halep won the tournament in 2015 and 2020, and the last edition went to Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia.
Source: Hot News
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