Elena Rybakina pulled out of her Pan Pacific Open semi-final on Saturday citing again issues, a day after securing her spot within the season-ending WTA Finals.
The 2022 Wimbledon champion was as a result of face Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic – who will now meet Belinda Bencic in Sunday’s ultimate in Tokyo.
“I am very sorry I can not play at the moment,” Rybakina, 26, stated in an announcement.
“I’ve been having issues with my again this week and may’t play 100%. I’m disenchanted that my followers is not going to see me at the moment however I hope to see you subsequent 12 months.”
The Kazakh beat Victoria Mboko on Friday to seal the final spot for subsequent month’s WTA Finals, which characteristic the highest eight singles gamers and doubles groups of the 12 months.
She had wanted to achieve at the very least the semi-finals in Tokyo to cross Russian 18-year-old Mirra Andreeva within the race for the eighth and ultimate spot.
Rybakina, who gained the Ningbo Open in China final week, will rise to world quantity six when the rankings are up to date on Monday.
