[Music] are you shocked to hear about the latest upset at the US Open Elena riina is out and the tennis world is buzzing world number four Elena rakina has withdrawn from the US Open due to injury giving French qualifier Jessica ponche a walk over into the third round rakina who had a stellar start to the year cited the need to prioritize her health she thanked her fans and expressed her disappointment for ending her grand slam run this way for ponche ranked number 143 three this marks her first ever appearance in the third round of a grand slam she's set to face either former number one Caroline Waki or Mexico's ranata zarazua next Ponch had been struggling in Grand Slam main draws but this turn of events might just be her breakthrough moment rakina had been seeking her first win since Wimbledon having withdrawn from recent tournaments due to illness her US Open Journey ended prematurely after a hard-fought victory in the first round tennis fans stay tuned for more updates as this dramatic US Open unfolds