Rybakina stops playing during Cincinnati quarterfinal clash against Swiatek

Elena Rybakina stopped playing during the first set of her quarterfinal match against Iga Swiatek at the Cincinnati Open.

With the No.

2-ranked Rybakina serving at 1-4, 40-40, she took a medical timeout to have trainers address her left ankle area and retired from the match moments later.

"Of course I feel not the greatest," Rybakina said.

"It's painful to walk.

We'll know more tomorrow when we have the MRI.

It's been bothering me for a long period of time but felt like I had it under control." After aggravating the injury during the second set on Thursday, she spent several minutes speaking with trainers before returning to the court.

She decided to call it quits after she was unable to put full weight on her leg while attempting a serve.

"It was feeling OK before (Thursday's) match," Rybakina said.

"Unfortunately one wrong movement and something happened." With top seed Aryna Sabalenka losing Thursday night to Sara Bejlik, the 27-year-old Rybakina could have risen to No.

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