“We’re still making some adjustments, but overall I’m happy how we dealt with the problem. We worked hard and likely it’s all good right now and it’s just a matter of a couple more practices and then, yeah, going on the match.”
Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina says things are “all good” for the US Open after a heel injury forced her to retire from her Cincinnati WTA quarter-final last week. “I started to practice, so I feel well,” the Kazakh said Saturday.
Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina says things are “all good” for the US Open after a heel injury forced her to retire from her Cincinnati WTA quarter-final last week.
Rybakina said fear of aggravating the injury won’t hinder her in the final Grand Slam of the season. “But for me, especially now when I had this injury last week, I feel like the most important (is) just try to stay healthy, play match at a time. “I’m trying not to think about it at all and just play match at a time.
Because we didn’t know exactly how the foot is gonna react, since it was very painful for me to go and serve on that match in Cincinnati … then for a couple of days it was painful to even walk, “It wasn’t easy.
For weeks she’s said she isn’t focused on the ranking, and her injury only reinforced that approach. “From media mostly I know where I should get, how the others should play — all the different scenarios,” she said. After hobbling out of her Cincinnati clash with Iga Swiatek, Rybakina said she didn’t play for a week and saw several doctors.
