AChilles

For a few unforgettable weeks this August, Elena Rybakina looked like she had finally built the case to become the first Kazakh world No. 1 in tennis history. On Thursday night at the Cincinnati Open, that case was interrupted mid-argument — not by a better player, but by her own body. Rybakina was forced to retire from her quarterfinal against Iga Swiatek while trailing 4-1 … [Read more...] about Elena Rybakina’s No. 1 Dream Derailed by Achilles Scare in Cincinnati