FILE PHOTO: Aug 15, 2024; Cincinnati, OH, USA ; Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan returns a shot against Leylah Fernandez of Canada on day four of the Cincinnati Open. Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fourth seed Elena Rybakina has withdrawn from the U.S. Open ahead of her second round match against Jessika Ponchet on Thursday due to injury.
Kazakhstan's 2022 Wimbledon champion was scheduled to play Ponchet, who is making her U.S. Open main draw debut this year, in the fourth and final match on Court 17.
