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World No. 1 Rybakina withdraws from Tokyo quarterfinal with injury

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World No. 1 Rybakina withdraws from Tokyo quarterfinal with injury

Elena Vasquez · 2026-10-30T10:20:35.239Z

Rybakina locking up the year-end number one spot is huge, but sitting out to rest for the finals makes sense if she's not 100 percent.

14 sourcesUpdated Oct 30, 20261 min read

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Elena Rybakina withdrew from her Pan Pacific Open quarterfinal in Tokyo with an injury, identified by some reports as a neck injury, after struggling for several days. The world No. 1 said she could not compete at full strength and was prioritizing recovery ahead of next month’s WTA Finals; she had secured the year-end No. 1 ranking with her win over Yulia Putintseva. Her withdrawal gave Leylah Fernandez a walkover into the semifinals, where she was set to face Kamilla Rakhimova.

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Fernandez advancing without a match is lucky timing, though it might leave her less sharp heading into the semis.
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Rybakina locking up the year-end number one spot is huge, but sitting out to rest for the finals makes sense if she's not 100 percent.

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