Elena Rybakina, the 2023 Australian Open finalist, faced a challenging third-round match against Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska. Despite a troubling back injury, she secured a 6-3, 6-4 victory.

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In the Australian Open Round of 16 on Sunday, No. 7-ranked Elena Rybakina takes on No. 14 Madison Keys.Rybakina secured a two-set victory over Dayana Yastremska (6-3, 6-4) in the Round of 32 in

The problem for the 2023 finalist at Melbourne Park follows a season where she was plagued by injury and illness. Rybakina’s build-up to Wimbledon in the summer was hampered by acute bronchitis, which also caused her to withdraw from the Paris Olympics.

The No. 6 seed missed multiple break points to seize the advantage in the third-set and Keys profited to move into the quarterfinals.

Elena Rybakina has revealed her back injury is “not so good” after suffering a major scare during her Australian Open third-round win. Sixth seed Rybakina dispatched 32nd seed Dayana Yastremska on Saturday,

Former Australian Open finalist Elena Rybakina said she will need some “magic” from her physio if she wants to go further in the tournament after a back spasm flared up during her third-round win on Saturday.