Elena Rybakina Withdraws from Olympics

The Olympic experience is over for Elena Rybakina.

World No. 4 Rybakina officially withdrew from the Paris Olympic Games due to an undisclosed illness, the ITF announced today.

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The 2022 Wimbledon winner Rybakina reached the Wimbledon semifinals this month and built a one-set lead before bowing to eventual-champion Barbora Krejcikova in three sets.

We hope you recover soon, Elena 💛#Paris2024 | #Olympics | #tennis pic.twitter.com/i2CEGpmiv9

— ITF (@ITFTennis) July 25, 2024

The 25-year-old Rybakina’s withdrawal means Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia is now bumped up to No. 17 seed in the Olympic women’s draw.

Garcia, who was initially drawn to play No. 6-seeded Qinwen Zheng, will now play Romanian Jaqueline Cristian in round one.