{"id":90620,"date":"2026-10-20T11:42:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T11:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/90620"},"modified":"2026-10-20T11:42:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T11:42:24","slug":"swiatek-pulls-out-of-ningbo-open-with-thigh-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/90620","title":{"rendered":"Swiatek pulls out of Ningbo Open with thigh injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.6\">\n<p><strong>Iga Swiatek has withdrawn injured from the Ningbo Open, where she had hoped to earn vital points towards qualifying for the year-end WTA Finals, tournament organisers announced on Tuesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Polish player, ranked ninth in the race to the Finals ahead of this week\u2019s 500-level event in China, is battling it out with seventh-placed Karolina Muchova and 10th-placed Marta Kostyuk for the eighth and final berth at the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>This season\u2019s Finals will take place at Indian Wells on November 8\u201315.<\/p>\n<p>Czech Muchova is not competing this week, while Ukrainian Kostyuk is seeded third in Ningbo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter careful consideration, I\u2019ve decided to withdraw from the tournament,\u201d six-time Grand Slam winner Swiatek said in a statement released by the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been experiencing an ongoing problem with my left thigh over the past weeks and I feel that giving myself the time to rest and recover is the right decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old was hampered by the same thigh issue during her defeat last week in the semi-finals in Wuhan against her compatriot Maja Chwalinska, who went on to win the title.<\/p>\n<p>Swiatek is replaced in the draw in Ningbo by Russia\u2019s Anastasia Zakharova.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/arynews.tv\/swiatek-pulls-out-of-ningbo-open-with-thigh-injury\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iga Swiatek has withdrawn injured from the Ningbo Open, where she had hoped to earn vital points towards qualifying for the year-end WTA Finals, tournament organisers announced on Tuesday. 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