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  "id": 4298942,
  "title": "Rybakina eases injury fears ahead of US Open",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/rybakina-eases-injury-fears-ahead-of-us-open-4298942",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-29T22:40:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2026/08/30/rybakina-eases-injury-fears-ahead-of-us-open"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina has quashed concerns over her heel injury ahead of the US Open. The Kazakh tennis star announced on Saturday that she started practicing again, expressing her satisfaction with how her team has managed the situation. Rybakina, who had to retire from her Cincinnati WTA quarter-final due to the injury, stated that she is confident about her health for the upcoming Grand Slam. Despite her previous struggles with the foot issue, she remains focused on playing match by match, keeping the fear of worsening the injury at bay.",
  "summary": "A heel injury forced the Australian Open champion to retire from her Cincinnati WTA quarter-final last week.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Rybakina on track to recover from injury and play at US Open",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/rybakina-on-track-to-recover-from-injury-and-play-at-us-open",
        "published": "2026-08-29T22:22:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Rybakina eases injury fears ahead of US Open",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/rybakina-eases-injury-fears-ahead-of-us-open",
        "published": "2026-08-29T22:40:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Rybakina eases injury fears ahead of US Open",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/rybakina-eases-injury-fears-ahead-of-us-open-4298640",
        "published": "2026-08-29T22:47:49.000Z"
      }
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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."
}