Defending champion Elena Rybakina has withdrawn from the Indian Wells tournament due to illness. Rybakina expressed sadness at not being able to defend her title, highlighting the significance of the tournament to her. Fans and organizers wish her a speedy recovery. Meanwhile, Dayana Yastremska retired from her match against Emma Raducanu, who advanced to the third round at Indian Wells.
Emma Raducanu into third round at Indian Wells after Yastremska abandons https://t.co/bZmKGBsycS
Get well soon, Dayana 🤞 Down 4-0 in the first set, Dayana Yastremska was forced to retire against Emma Raducanu. Raducanu advances into the third round at Indian Wells. #TennisParadise https://t.co/gJ3GrW7xZE
Yastremska retires 0-4 down in the first set. Emma Raducanu advances into the 3rd round in Indian Wells and will now face Stearns or... Sabalenka! https://t.co/QShxyj6iOy
Defending Champion and the World No. 4 has withdrawn from Indian Wells due to illness ❤️🩹 https://t.co/7nHyzD51Gp
Defending champion Rybakina pulls out of Indian Wells https://t.co/06tPPD3PPf https://t.co/oaULsTcnB8
Elena Rybakina won't defend her title: out of the #BNPParibasOpen with illness. https://t.co/BX4aeGwNFN
BREAKING: There will be no title defense for 🇰🇿 Elena Rybakina at @BNPParibasOpen. She's withdrawn "with great sadness" due to illness. "Those close to me know how much this tournament means to me and how much I wanted to come back and defend my title." https://t.co/nh2SvDZKfV
Defending champion Elena Rybakina withdraws from Indian Wells ❌ https://t.co/DyVfHmF6VP
Elena Rybakina has withdrawn due to illness. We wish our 2023 champion a speedy recovery ❤️ #IndianWells https://t.co/6kmvhNU00P
BREAKING: Elena Rybakina withdraws from Indian Wells. Awful news. Elena has been playing some of the best tennis of anyone this year. It would’ve been beautiful to watch her defend her title. Hopefully Lena will be healthy the rest of the year. 🙏❤️🩹 https://t.co/jN5cTHaw81