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Elena Rybakina withdrew from the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo due to a neck injury, just after securing the year-end world number one ranking. The 27-year-old Kazakh player was scheduled to play against Leylah Fernandez but addressed the crowd instead, thanking them for their support and expressing her intention to recover for the upcoming WTA Finals in Indian Wells. Rybakina's withdrawal comes after a successful season that included winning three Grand Slam titles—the Australian Open and US Open among them—and four tournament victories this year.

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Elena Rybakina, the world's No. 1-ranked tennis player and top seed at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, withdrew from her quarterfinal match on Friday due to an undisclosed neck injury, handing a walkover victory to Leylah Fernandez of Canada. Rybakina addressed fans from the court expressing disappointment but ensuring she would be ready for next month’s WTA Finals in Indian Wells, California. Her absence comes after securing the year-end top ranking with her earlier win over Yulia Putintseva. The semifinal lineup now includes Kamilla Rakhimova facing Fernandez and Mia Pohankova playing against either Alex Eala or Diana Shnaider.

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Elena Rybakina has pulled out of the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo with a neck injury, a day after she secured the year-end world number one ranking. asserted

she → pull → ranking

The Moscow-born Kazakh was due to face Canada’s Leylah Fernandez in the quarterfinals, but instead she came onto the court to address the crowd and sign autographs. asserted

she → bear → autographs

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4Gauff → win → 4Tennis

World number one Sinner will not play in 2026 due to knee injury asserted

Sinner → play → injury

- list 4 of 4Sabalenka, Rybakina handed shock defeats at China Open tennis She said she would return for next month’s WTA Finals in Indian Wells. asserted

she → hand → Wells

“I just wanted to say thank you so much for coming today, but unfortunately I won’t be able to play,” said the 27-year-old. asserted

old → want → you

“I’ve been struggling for a couple of days with a little injury. asserted

I → struggle → injury

It’s difficult for me to come and play at 100 percent since there is also a very important tournament coming up.” asserted

me → ’ → percent

Rybakina clinched the year-end top ranking with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Yulia Putintseva in her opening match in Tokyo. asserted

Rybakina → clinch → Tokyo

She became world number one for the first time last month after winning the US Open, replacing Aryna Sabalenka at the summit. asserted

She → become → summit

The achievement capped a year in which Rybakina also won the Australian Open in January and now has three Grand Slam titles. asserted

Rybakina → cap → titles

She arrived in Tokyo after winning her fourth title of the season last week at the Ningbo Open in China, beating Fernandez in the final. asserted

She → arrive → final

“Thank you so much for all the support throughout the year, especially here in Tokyo,” she said. asserted

she → thank → Tokyo

“It’s an amazing city. asserted

It → ’ → ?

I really enjoy it every time I come. asserted

I → enjoy → it

World number one Rybakina withdraws from Pan Pacific Open with neck injury

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