World number one Rybakina pulls out of BJK Cup Finals after 'tough' month

[p]The 27-year-old ‌produced a dominant performance to dethrone two-time ‌defending champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sabalenka-aryna/vyhksgUB/"]Aryna Sabalenka[/a] in last ‌weekend's US Open final, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/rybakina-e-UDzElXdm/sabalenka-a-vyhksgUB/?mid=rDbVIO5l"]securing a third Grand Slam title[/a] to go with ‌her rise to the top ⁠of the ‌rankings.[/p][p]An ankle injury had threatened to derail [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rybakina-elena/UDzElXdm/"]​Rybakina[/a]'s campaign before the tournament began, but she overcame those ​concerns to add the US Open crown to her Australian Open title ⁠this year ​and her 2022 Wimbledon triumph.[/p][p][b]"I have to announce that I won't be able to participate in Billie Jean King ‌Cup this year,"[/b] Rybakina wrote on Instagram. [b]"Am very sad to miss Shenzhen, such a nice place with an amazing crowd.[/b][/p][embed guid="1c3bec10-0721-410c-a9ee-684f5ef7ffbc" url="https://x.com/BJKCup/status/2100872691427283053" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"Last month has been tough for my body and I will need to recover and be at my best to compete again. I ‌wish girls good luck."[/b][/p][p]The Billie ​Jean King Cup Finals will be ‌held in Shenzhen, China, from September 22 to 27, with Kazakhstan set to face Spain in the quarter-finals on September 23.[/p][p]Italy are ⁠the two-time ⁠defending champions.[/p]