Elena Rybakina says she is going to want some “magic” if she is to go deep on the Australian Open after fighting a again downside in her third-round win.
Sixth seed Rybakina, runner-up at Melbourne Park two years in the past, beat Ukraine’s Dayana Yastremska 6-3 6-4 however wanted a medical timeout after simply three video games.
The 25-year-old Kazakh was visibly struggling to maneuver and wanted seven match factors to shut out victory.
Requested afterwards if her again was OK, Rybakina replied: “Not likely. I’ll see my physio and hopefully he does some magic.
“It isn’t so good because it’s [my] decrease again. Hopefully we are able to do all the things potential.
“However for now it does not appear too good, to be sincere.”
Former Wimbledon champion Rybakina had various damage issues in 2024, struggling at varied factors with fatigue, sickness and a again challenge.
Towards Yastremska, Rybakina tried to shorten the rallies and hit winners in an try to hurry up the match – helped partially by 37 unforced errors from her opponent.
“I wanted to remain there and attempt to maintain my serve,” Rybakina mentioned.
“I knew that it might be very tough for me to remain lengthy within the rally so I used to be attempting generally threat somewhat bit extra.”
Rybakina will face both Danielle Collins or Madison Keys, who play afterward Saturday, within the fourth spherical on Monday.