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World number one Rybakina pulls out of Pan Pacific Open with neck injury
October 30, 2026 at 01:28 PM
Elena Rybakina has withdrawn from the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo with a neck injury, a day after securing the year-end world number one ranking.
- Rybakina withdrew from her quarterfinal against Canada's Leylah Fernandez, announcing the decision to fans on court.
- She said she expects to return for next month's WTA Finals in Indian Wells.
- Rybakina clinched the year-end top ranking with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Yulia Putintseva in her opening Tokyo match.
- She became world number one for the first time last month after winning the US Open, replacing Aryna Sabalenka.