Elina Svitolina is out of the 2026 Cincinnati Open after failing to shake a right ankle issue that has trailed her since Toronto.

The world No. 9 was due on the court Tuesday against Wang Xiyu in Cincinnati's third round, but withdrew before the match. As a result, Wang advances on a walkover into the Round of 16, where US favorite Madison Keys now awaits.

Elina Svitolina Withdraws From Cincinnati After 2nd-Round Win

The injury first flared during Svitolina's semifinal run at the Canadian Open, which ended with a loss to the tournament's eventual champion Iga Świątek. Then it worsened in Cincinnati's second-round showdown with Tereza Valentová — a survival act in which the Ukrainian took a medical timeout, fought off seven match points, and closed the decider 6-0.

But the quick turnaround for her third-round match left little time for recovery.

"Unfortunately I tried my best to recover, but the injury I sustained in Toronto and also pushed by the second round match, I didn't recover as I wish I could," she said. "I’ve been advised by the doctors to take a little bit of time to rest and recover completely. [I'm] very sad to pull out this round."

Wang Xiyu Meets Madison Keys in Round of 16

For Wang, the walkover extends a breakthrough week. The 24-year-old has reached just her second WTA 1000 Round of 16, after her 2023 Rome campaign.

Standing between her and the quarterfinals is Keys, the No. 20 seed, who earlier dismissed Katerina Siniakova 6-1, 6-3. Svitolina, meanwhile, turns her attention to healing ahead of an expected US Open run.

Elina Svitolina saved seven match points before beating 19-year-old Tereza Valentová 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-0 in the second round of the 2026 Cincinnati Open on Sunday night.

Elina Svitolina Fights Back in Thrilling 2nd Set

The No. 8 seed was one game from an early exit exit. Valentová served for the match at 5-4 and pushed the Ukrainian to five match points, then earned two more at 6-5. Somehow, Svitolina erased all seven.

Match momentum swung hard after that. Svitolina took the tiebreak 7-5, then rolled through the decider without dropping a game. She then reeled off six straight games to force a third set, refusing to let the teenager find the lead again.

"It was not an easy night for me, but it ended up good, I'm very happy," Svitolina told the crowd afterward.

"Thank you so much for cheering for me even when I was match points down. You really kept pushing for me and I really felt it. I kept fighting and got rewarded for that."

Svitolina Charts Tough 2026 Cincinnati Open Path

The 2-hour, 22-minute escape came despite some physical discomfort that hampered the Ukrainian standout mid-match. Her players box urged her to keep fighting, and she did. Up next, Svitolina will face China's Xiyu Wang in Cincinnati Open's third round.

The Canadian Open comes down to this, as Iga Świątek and Elena Rybakina advance to tonight’s hard-court final via twin three-set showdowns.

World No. 8 Świątek outlasted No. 9 Elina Svitolina 6-3, 1-6, 6-3, pouncing as the Ukrainian double-faulted on triple-break point in the decider to reach her first final of 2026.

Surging No. 2 Rybakina stormed back to beat No. 4 Coco Gauff 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, securing her second straight comeback after ousting No. 13 Naomi Osaka.

Rybakina is chasing her third 2026 title, nearing No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka’s top WTA ranking — with Toronto’s 1,000 points just enough to get her there.

The finalists enter on a 6-6 head-to-head record, after Rybakina most recently upset the Polish star in the Australian Open quarterfinals.

“It’s going to again be a very difficult match, and we know each other so well,” she said of Świątek. “I feel it’s more about the recovery after so many hours on the court, and bring as much energy as I can.”

The Canadian Open final starts tonight at 6 PM ET (Tennis Channel).

Elina Svitolina extended her WTA 1000 winning streak to 10 matches on Monday night in Toronto.

The Ukrainian rallied past Ekaterina Alexandrova 3-6, 6-0, 6-3 in the quarterfinals to book her spot in the Canadian Open 2026 semifinals. Next up is No. 7 seed Iga Świątek.

Elina Svitolina Flips Momentum in Toronto

Despite the final score, Alexandrova had every reason to feel confident early in the match.

She was riding the aggressive baseline game that toppled world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka a round earlier, and she used it to take the opener 6-3. Then Svitolina flipped the match on its head.

The 2017 Toronto champion reeled off 11 of the next 12 games and built a 5-1 lead in the decider. Alexandrova clawed back to 5-3 before Svitolina broke in the ninth game to close it out in 1 hour, 33 minutes.

"I think she was playing really well, serving really unreturnable to be fair," Svitolina said afterward. "So I had to really try to find opportunities to see the ball better and I think focusing on myself more. I found my game was playing really well from the baseline after."

Svitolina vs Świątek Headlines 2026 Canadian Open Semifinals

The result is Svitolina's fourth WTA 1000 semifinal of 2026, the most on this season's WTA Tour. Świątek will be familiar territory. The Polish star leads their all-time series 4-3, but Svitolina has taken both 2026 meetings, at Indian Wells and Rome. Each went the distance.

"For me it will be important to stay physical. It's going to be lots of long rallies," Svitolina said of the upcoming meeting.

"She's also a great fighter. It's going to be about trying to find the keys in that game, trying to find the particular patterns that are going to work against her."

Elina Svitolina ground her way to a 2026 DC Open quarterfinals rematch with Alexandra Eala in Thursday night's Round of 16 battle. The No. 2 seed outlasted Polina Kudermetova 7-6(4), 6-4 in a match that tested her nerves from the opening set in Washington.

Elina Svitolina Defeats Polina Kudermetova to Reach DC Open Quarterfinals

Kudermetova served for the first set twice and held a set point at 6-5. Still, Svitolina clawed back with a backhand passing shot to force the tiebreak. Then she pulled away. In the second set, she saved three break points at 4-3 before closing out the win in one hour and 27 minutes.

"I was trying to be locked in… first match, hard courts, everything is new," said the world No. 10.

The victory snapped Svitolina's month-long winless stretch dating back to June 23rd.

Alexandra Eala Readies for Mubadala DC Open Test

Now she faces Eala, after the Filipina rising star beat her 6-3, 6-4 on grass in Berlin just six weeks ago. However, Svitolina sees the Washington Open quarterfinal as a clean slate.

"Tomorrow is a new surface, new country, a new city, so it's a new challenge," she said. "Hopefully I'm going to draw some confidence from today's match and carry it into tomorrow."

Elina Svitolina has pulled out of the 2026 Bad Homburg Open with a right hip injury. The No. 3 seed announced the decision on Wednesday, one day before her scheduled quarterfinal against Wang Xinyu.

Hip Injury Curbs Grass-Court Form for Elina Svitolina

Elina Svitolina's issue first appeared during Tuesday's Round of 16 win over Liudmila Samsonova.

Svitolina fell behind a set before rallying for a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory in a match that stretched over two hours. She needed a medical timeout between the first and second sets and appeared to favor the hip at times, but managed to finish.

However, the toll of winning that grass-court battle proved too heavy.

"Last night was a hard-fought victory, but it took a little bit more than expected out of my body, so therefore I need a few more days to recover," Svitolina said in a video posted to X.

Wang Xinyu Moves to Semis, Svitolina Shifts Focus to Wimbledon

The Ukranian star expressed her best wishes to her fellow competitors and promised fans she'd return to the WTA 500 tournament next year.

Her withdrawal gives Wang Xinyu a bye into the Bad Homburg semifinals, where she will face either No. 6 seed Naomi Osaka or Ekaterina Alexandrova.

Meanwhile, with Wimbledon just five days away, 31-year-old Svitolina is turning her full attention to the grass-court major where she's reached the semifinal stage twice before.

Elina Svitolina and Linda Noskova both advanced to the Berlin Open quarterfinals on Thursday. Neither Top 10 player needed more than 70 minutes to wrap straight-set wins at the WTA 500 grass-court event.

Elina Svitolina Powers Past Home Favorite Eva Lys

Svitolina, the No. 6 seed, controlled her Round of 16 match against German wildcard Eva Lys from the start. She hit eight aces and 22 winners on the Steffi Graf Stadion grass before closing out a 6-3, 6-2 result in 69 minutes.

Lys pushed late, earning eight break points, but Svitolina saved all but one. The win delivers her eighth quarterfinal of the 2026 WTA season.

Linda Noskova Aces Into Berlin WTA 500 Quarterfinals

Earlier in the day, eighth seed Noskova made even quicker work of French qualifier Diane Parry.

The 21-year-old Czech did not face a single break point across 67 minutes, losing just eight points on serve to secure the 6-2, 6-2 win. Berlin marks her fourth quarterfinal of the year.

Noskova now meets wildcard Paula Badosa in the next round, while Svitolina awaits the winner of No. 2 seed Elena Rybakina vs. Alexandra Eala.

Elina Svitolina advanced to the Round of 16 at the 2026 Berlin Open on Tuesday. The Ukrainian moved through after Anna Kalinskaya retired mid-match due to injury.

Elina Svitolina's Path to the Berlin Open Round of 16

Svitolina took control from the opening game. She built a 6-1, 4-1 lead in just 43 minutes on the German grass courts, winning six straight games across both sets. Along the way, she hit four aces and converted five of eight break-point chances.

Kalinskaya held at love early in the first set. But physical issues caught up with her after both players traded breaks in the second, and she was unable to continue.

The result opens a key stretch for Svitolina on grass. She enters the Berlin draw off a strong clay season that included a French Open quarterfinal run. She previously shocked world No. 2 Elena Rybakina to make it to the 2026 Italian Open semifinals earlier this year.

With Wimbledon less than two weeks away, top-ranked WTA players face a quick surface transition. However, Svitolina's early form on grass suggests she's ready for the shift.

She'll next face Germany's Eva Lys on Thursday, live on The Tennis Channel.

Coco Gauff exited her Rome title bid fell on Saturday after a grueling, three-set loss at the 2026 Italian Open final.

Ukrainian veteran Elina Svitolina outlasted the US star 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-2 to capture her third career clay-court championship at the Foro Italico. The intense baseline battle lasted nearly three hours before Svitolina secured her 20th career WTA title and her first 1000-level trophy since 2018.

The victory caps off a long week for the world No. 10, who defeated top-ranked stars Elena Rybakina, Iga Świątek, and Gauff back-to-back.

Gauff Looks Ahead to Roland Garros

With the historic win, Svitolina shakes up the WTA rankings, climbing to No. 7 and cementing herself as a top favorite heading into Roland Garros. Gauff, meanwhile, remains at No. 4, taking some valuable confidence into her upcoming French Open title defense despite the heartbreak of a second consecutive runner-up finish in Rome.

"Sorry I couldn’t play a little bit better in some moments today, but it’s been a great two weeks with you guys," Gauff said in her post-match press conference.

"I definitely feel the momentum going into the French Open, so a lot of lessons learned from this match, but we keep going."

French Open 2026: Full TV Schedule, Streaming Channels, Dates

Qualifying rounds for the tournament at Roland Garros begin today, May 18th, with first-round play kicking off May 24th on TNT.

The Italian Open 2026 final is set, as world No. 4 Coco Gauff prepares to face No. 10 Elina Svitolina in Saturday's Top 10 WTA clash on clay.

Managing a rough draw, Gauff cruised to her second straight Rome final with a 6-4, 6-3 semifinal win over Sorana Cîrstea, ending another Cîrstea upset bid after she ousted No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka.

"It's been a marathon," Gauff said. "The first couple of rounds were tough… I was one point away from being out of the tournament, so really grateful."

Gauff rallied from a double-break deficit against Solana Sierra in the third round, saved match point against Iva Jovic in the fourth round, and came back from a set down for three straight matches through the quarterfinals.

Svitolina will compete in her first Italian Open final since 2018, after the Ukrainian downed No. 4 Iga Świątek in a hard-fought 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 battle.

"The feeling is just unreal to be, after so many years, here again," Svitolina said. "Such an amazing feeling to do it in such a great way."

Svitolina holds a 3-2 edge in the head-to-head rivalry and has beaten Gauff in both of their matchups this season, including a chaotic Dubai semifinal where Gauff saved four match points in a 15-13 second-set tiebreak before falling 6-4, 6-7(13), 6-4.

The champion will earn €1,055,285 ($1.23 million) and 1,000 WTA ranking points. Gauff carries an 11-4 record in finals, while Svitolina stands perfect at 7-0 in clay-court finals.

Where to Watch the Coco Gauff vs Elina Svitolina Italian Open Final

The Italian Open final airs Saturday at 11 AM ET, live on The Tennis Channel.