Welcome to our Channel Elina rakina rumors swirl as she pulls out of US Open days after sacking her coach Elena rakina has withdrawn from another tournament after confirming she will play no further part in the US Open with rumor is swirling around why the world no four has pulled out of the final grand slam of the Year this is the eighth time she has withdrawn from a tournament due to illness or a fatigue issue in 2024 and it comes after news broke that she had split with longtime coach Stefano vukov unfortunately I have to withdraw from my match today due to my injuries said rakina in a statement I did not want to finish the last grand slam of the Year this way but I have to listen to my body and I hope I can close out the remainder of the Year Strong thank you to all the fans who have and continue to support me and I wish the remaining players good luck there has been some concern over rina's Health after her appearance at a press conference after her first round match where she was very guarded over the split with vukov well of course it is different she said when asked how it felt to play a match without vukov we worked for 5 years but still I got support from Yuri shikin we talked about the tactic and everything so I was prepared for the match I don't want to talk about it too much but yeah that was our decision to split I will let you know guys if my Coach situation is going to change former world no one doubles player Renee stubs appeared to hint at the rumors Rippling through the tennis grape vine when she spoke about rina's us open withdrawal as she suggested there is more to this story than we currently know what's going on with her I think it's a lot more than we realize stubs told there's something obviously going on here I don't want to speculate but this is a very unusual situation eth withdrawals this year with undisclosed injury now at US Open I just think there's something more going on here this is not a normal situation I've seen her over the last couple of days she hasn't looked great I've seen her for years on the tour I know what she looks like when she's happy when she's healthy and when she's playing well when she's playing well on this surface she's one of if not the best player in the world so what's going on with her I think it's a lot more than we realize this is terrible it's sad she's such a nice person she's so nice to be around all the time we wish her well and hope she can find whatever she needs to one Wimbledon in 2022 and has tested the best players in the game when she is at her best including world no one her surprise exit from the US Open is a massive boost to su's hopes of reaching the final as it removes the Hy's seat from her section of the draw suitech who gunning for a second title at Flushing Meadows dropped just one game as she dispatched Ina shibahara 6 to 06 to 1 in 65 minutes I was just happy with the way I played not overpowering and being really solid and picking the right shots to be reactive I am happy with everything said suitech I felt in much better Rhythm I was a bit tense in my last match I just wanted to focus on myself and that's what I did thanks you for watching stay connected with us for more videos