Kalinskaya called it a day trailing 6-3 3-0 after receiving treatment on her right arm.
Former champion Elena Rybakina halted the run of big-name exits in the women’s draw by advancing to the quarter-finals when opponent Anna Kalinskaya withdrew mid-match.
Russian Kalinskaya, who was again watched by boyfriend and men’s world number one Jannik Sinner, made a great start under the roof on Centre Court but took a medical time-out for treatment to her right arm after seven games and shook hands trailing 6-3 3-0.Rybakina said: “Definitely not the way I wanted to finish the match. Anna is a great player and I know she was suffering with a couple of injuries. I wish her a speedy recovery.
Kalinskaya missed last year’s Wimbledon through injury and was ranked outside the top 100 in October, but she has had a stellar year, reaching two WTA Tour finals and the last eight at the Australian Open to climb into the top 20. She mounted some resistance as Rybakina served for the set, saving four set points, but the Kazakh took the fifth with a backhand arrowed down the line.
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