{"id":2135,"date":"2026-05-05T13:30:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T13:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/?p=2135"},"modified":"2026-05-05T13:30:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T13:30:49","slug":"italian-open-withdrawals-15-players-out-as-marta-kostyuk-latest-big-name-on-growing-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/?p=2135","title":{"rendered":"Italian Open withdrawals: 15 players out as Marta Kostyuk latest big name on growing list"},"content":{"rendered":"

Marta Kostyuk has become the latest star to pull out of the 2026 Italian Open, with the total number of players to withdraw from the combined ATP\/WTA 1000 event reaching 15.<\/p>\n

By Saturday, 13 players had withdrawn across both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s events in Rome<\/a>, with Carlos Alcaraz, Taylor Fritz, Jack Draper and Marketa Vondrousova the big names to pull out.<\/p>\n

Since then, ATP world No 46 Gabriel Diallo became the 10th man to withdraw, while WTA world No 15 Kostyuk is the fifth woman to pull out.<\/p>\n

Kostyuk, who won the Madrid Open last week, announced her withdrawal from Rome on the opening day of the tournament.<\/p>\n

On Instagram, Kostyuk wrote: \u201cThis one hurts. After the best stretch of my career, I was looking forward to Rome.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut sometimes your body has other plans, and over the past few days I\u2019ve been dealing with a hip issue.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWith my ankle still not fully at 100 per cent, it\u2019s just not smart to keep pushing right now, so I won\u2019t be competing there this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s what makes it even harder, because it\u2019s such a special place for me. The fans, the atmosphere, and yes\u2026 the food. I\u2019ve had some amazing moments here, and I always love coming back.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m sad to miss it, but I\u2019ll see you next year. Now it\u2019s time to recover and get ready for Paris. Thank you for all the love.\u201d<\/p>\n

Main draw WTA action at the Foro Italico began today, while the men\u2019s tournament will get underway on Wednesday 6 May. The women\u2019s singles final will be played on Saturday 16 May before the men\u2019s singles final on Sunday 17 May.<\/p>\n

Both the ATP and WTA tournaments in Rome feature 96 players, including 32 seeds \u2014 who receive an opening round bye.<\/p>\n

ATP Italian Open withdrawal list<\/h2>\n

The 10 men to withdraw have all been replaced by alternates as they pulled out before the draw on Monday.<\/p>\n