Kazakh tennis player Elena Rybakina refused to participate in the quarter-finals of the WTA 1000 tournament in Dubai due to a “gastrointestinal illness”, according to the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) website.
Rybakina’s opponent, the Italian Jasmine Paolini, thus reached the semi-finals of the WTA 1000 tournament for the first time, where she will face the winner of the pair Marketa Vondrousova (Czech Republic, 7) – Sorana Cirstea (Romania) .
This season, Rybakina, a native of Moscow, has won two titles: in Brisbane, Australia, and in Abu Dhabi.
WTA 1000. Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. Dubai, United Arab Emirates). Hard. Prize Fund – over $3.2 million
Quarter-finals
Jasmine Paolini (Italy) – Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan, 4) – Refusal by Rybakina
Source : MatchTV
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