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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Eleanor Crooks

Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina pulls out of French Open due to illness

AP

Elena Rybakina has been forced to withdraw from the French Open due to a respiratory illness, shortly before her third-round match.

The Kazakhstani 23-year-old, who was born in Russia, was due to face unseeded Spanish opponent Sara Sorribes Tormo on Philippe-Chartrier Court to open play on Saturday morning.

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