Tennis-Chwalinska withdraws from Tokyo Open due to thigh injury


Tennis - WTA 1000 - Wuhan Open - Optics Valley International Tennis Center, Wuhan, China - October 18, 2026 Poland's Maja Chwalinska in action during her singles final match against Britain's Sonay Kartal REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

Oct 26 (Reuters) - ⁠French Open runner-up ⁠Maja Chwalinska has withdrawn ‌from this week's Tokyo Open due to a thigh injury ​sustained at the ⁠Wuhan Open ⁠where she won her first ⁠WTA ‌tour title.

Chwalinska beat Polish compatriot ⁠Iga Swiatek in the Wuhan ​semis ‌this month before overcomingSonay ⁠Kartal ​in the final.

"I travelled to Tokyo early ⁠for physiotherapy and on-court ​practice, doing everything possible to recover in time, ⁠but unfortunately, I am still not ready to compete," Chwalinska posted on ​Instagram on ⁠Monday.

The Tokyo Open started ​on Monday.

(Reporting ‌by Chiranjit Ojha ​in Purulia, India, editing by Ed Osmond)

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