Tennis News: The status of Kazakhstan national tennis player Elena Rybakina’s participation in the 2026 US Open season is a question mark after she suffered an injury at the Cincinnati Open.
The tennis player who has won two Grand Slam titles suffered a left ankle injury when he was 1-4 behind Polish tennis player Iga Swiatek in the quarter-finals of the Cincinnati Open.
“Of course at the moment my condition is not very good, I can’t even push the power when serving,” Rybakina admitted after the match, as quoted by the WTA.
The 27-year-old tennis player, who has the opportunity to win world number 1 at the US Open, provided the latest news regarding his injury.
“I had an injury in the previous tournament, so I tried to do everything I could to recover, and it’s going pretty well so far,” Rybakina told the Mirror’s Matthew Neschis.
“Unfortunately, I haven’t had time to train on the pitch yet. We’ll try it in the next few days. However, the condition looks fine, so hopefully everything is ready for my first match. In total I have about 10 days and there are still a few more days to prepare.”
“It also depends on when my games are scheduled, but we don’t want to rush. I want to make sure everything is completely ready.”
The 2026 Australian Open champion reached the fourth round of the US Open last season by defeating Julieta Pareja, Tereza Valentova and Emma Raducanu.
The 2023 Wimbledon champion, Marketa Vondrousova beat the Kazakh national in three sets in the round of 16. As a result, he must defend 240 ranking points at the US Open this season. She will find out her first round opponent in Flushing Meadows, New York this weekend when the women’s singles match chart is released.
The world number 2 tennis player made his first appearance at the US Open in the 2018 season and managed to reach both qualifying rounds. She beat Irina Falconi before finally losing to Arantxa Rus. One season later, he managed to qualify for the main draw for the first time. She then lost to Karolina Muchova in straight sets.
In the 2020 season, the Kazakhstan national tennis player achieved his first victory at the US Open after defeating Katarina Zavatska in straight sets. He was then knocked out of the Grand Slam by Shelby Rogers.
Rybakina’s best performance in New York to date came in the 2025 season. As mentioned, she lost to Marketa Vondrousova in the fourth round.
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