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  "id": 18979272,
  "title": "Tennis world number one Rybakina withdraws from WTA Finals due to virus",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/tennis-world-number-one-rybakina-withdraws-from-wta-finals-due-to-18979272",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-08T14:44:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/tennis-world-number-one-rybakina-withdraws-from-wta-finals-due-to-virus/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Defending champion Elena Rybakina has pulled out of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Finals, saying she was not physically ready to compete, allowing Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk to take her place in the eight-player field at Indian Wells. Organisers on Saturday cited a viral illness as the official reason for the world number one’s “disappointing” withdrawal, […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Rybakina pulls out of WTA Finals due to fitness concerns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/rybakina-pulls-out-of-wta-finals-due-to-fitness-concerns",
        "published": "2026-11-07T20:02:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "World No.1 Rybakina withdraws from WTA Finals due to virus",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/world-no-1-rybakina-withdraws-from-wta-finals-due-to-virus",
        "published": "2026-11-08T00:29:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Rybakina skips WTA Finals defence as viral illness halts title bid",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/rybakina-skips-wta-finals-defence-as-viral-illness-halts-title-bid",
        "published": "2026-11-08T06:20:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Rybakina withdrawal a blow but WTA Finals field remains strong, says Muguruza",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/rybakina-withdrawal-a-blow-but-wta-finals-field-remains-strong-says-18900437",
        "published": "2026-11-08T08:58:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Tennis world number one Rybakina withdraws from WTA Finals due to virus",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/tennis-world-number-one-rybakina-withdraws-from-wta-finals-due-to",
        "published": "2026-11-08T10:03:21.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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