Overview
- Rybakina has resumed practice at Flushing Meadows and told reporters she is on track to play her opening match against Thea Frodin.
- The 27-year-old retired with a painful left heel/ankle problem at Cincinnati and said the injury left her barely able to walk for a few days before she consulted doctors.
- She said she did not play for about a week after the Cincinnati problem and that her team used graded training and medical checks to manage the recovery.
- Rybakina said she will monitor the injury daily, expects a few more practices before making a final readiness call, and is confident in the decisions her team is making.
- A run to the U.S. Open semi-finals would give Rybakina enough points to overtake Aryna Sabalenka for the world No. 1 ranking, making her fitness consequential beyond a single match.