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Svitolina withdraws from Cincinnati Open with ankle injury Aug 18 - World number nine Elina Svitolina withdrew from the Cincinnati Open on Tuesday ahead of her third-round match against Wang Xiyu due to a right ankle injury. China's Wang will advance to the final 16 via a walkover and face Madison Keys. "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 to get ready for my next round," Svitolina said in a statement. "Have of course great memories of playing here and going deep in the tournament. Had a great match here two nights ago. Very sad to pull out this round." The Ukrainian took a medical timeout to address her right foot during the second set of her second-round match against Tereza Valentova on Sunday but continued to win 3-6 7-6(5) 6-0. Svitolina is next scheduled to play at the U.S. Open, which begins later this month. REUTERS