Ex-champion Rybakina pulls out of US Open
NEW YORK: World number four Elena Rybakina withdrew from the US Open on Thursday, sending French qualifier Jessika Ponchet into the third round by walkover. The Russian-born Kazakh, who won Wimbledon in 2022, had beaten Australian qualifier Destanee Aiava in the first round. Rybakina issued a statement saying she was forced to withdraw “because of […]