Elena Rybakina has withdrawn due to illness. We wish our 2023 champion a speedy recovery ❤️ #IndianWells
Coco Gauff set for huge rankings boost as Elena Rybakina flounders in Indian Wells defence after withdrawal
WTASunday, 10 March 2024 at 02:30
America’s tennis star Coco Gauff has
received a major boost after the withdrawal of Elena Rybakina from the Indian
Wells.
The mega-event is currently
underway where players from all over the world are battling to secure the
ultimate prize. The 24-year-old, who was
defending her crown at the mega-event, has withdrawn from the competition due
to illness on Friday.
The development means that Gauff,
who was the world number three before the start of the competition, will now be
able to keep her spot there. Rybakina is the world number four and had a chance
to close the gap on the 19-year-old in the WTA rankings.
Gauff is often regarded as one of
the most highly-rated players currently playing in the women’s singles category.
She lived up to the hype in the 2023 season where she won her first Grand Slam
after beating the current world number two Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka in the final
of the US Open with a score of 2–6, 6–3, 6–2.
In the first Grand Slam of the
year this season, Gauff lost in the semifinal of the Australian Open to Sabalenka
with a score of 7-6, 6-4.
The Florida-born has booked her
place in the round of 32 after beating France’s Clara Burel with a score of
2-6, 6-3, 7-6.
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- LOL.MrAndreeva10-05-2024
- My money is simply on fatigue. She's not the compact 'muscle-man'-type like perhaps Sabalenka, Swiatek or Sakkari. She's a player desperately longing for some kind of Djokovic rhythm. She should skip lots to win more majors. And the rumour I thought wasn't it Long Covid?MrAndreeva10-05-2024
- If there is some other reason, like exhaustion or self-preservation by not playing in consecutive tourneys, then simply say so. There's no shame in self preservation. Since the WTA obviously does not seriously consider a player's physical and mental stress as they schedule back-to-back majors, it's okay to adhere to such a healthy agenda and admit it. The illness thing is kind of suspect at this point; if only because of the timing pattern.
mandoist10-05-2024 - So, Elena Rybakina has again withdrawn due to illness (in Rome). Fans are concerned if this is truly a gastrointestinal issue. Why the secrecy? Is it truly an illness causing these withdrawals? It may be helpful -- even encouraging -- for others whom also suffer whatever illness is ongoing here to know what she is dealing with; and how. A form of Colitis? Ulcers? What's up? Timing has been last minute. It's a bummer all around.mandoist10-05-2024
- Tennis is ridiculous to maintain the tradition of silence. If they can play in open courts like Rome with all the noise from each court they surely could survive cheering, etc., during play (i.e., a singles match with only a 2 meter fence between them and a men's doubles -- and very loud noise from each side).mandoist10-05-2024
