Elena Rybakina, the world's No. 1 player, withdrew from her quarterfinal match at the Pan Pacific Open in Japan, ABC News reported. According to the report, Rybakina was the tournament's top seed, and her withdrawal handed the win to Leylah Fernandez of Canada.
The headline of the ABC News wire story says Rybakina withdrew citing an injury. The summary of that story does not repeat the injury detail, and the nature or severity of the injury is not described in the material reviewed for this report.
ABC News did not, in the material available, include a statement from Rybakina, from tournament officials, or from Fernandez. The summary also does not give the score of the match or the time at which the withdrawal took place.
Fernandez is identified only as a player from Canada who received the win. The summary does not describe her results elsewhere in the tournament or how the withdrawal affects the remainder of the draw.
The summary describes the withdrawal as a quarterfinal decision, and the headline places the event in Japan. No second outlet's account was available for comparison, so the facts in this story rest on the single ABC News report. Readers seeking the full account should consult that report directly.
Sources: ABC News: WTA's top-ranked Elena Rybakina withdraws from quarterfinals in Japan, citing an injury.