Tennis-Tsurenko withdraws from U.S. Open with elbow injury

Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko has withdrawn from the U.S. Open with a right elbow injury, tournament organizers said on Monday.

Tsurenko, who lost in the New York quarter-final last year to eventual champion Naomi Osaka, was scheduled to face Belgian Kirsten Flipkens in first-round action on Tuesday.

World number 40 Tsurenko's place in the draw will be taken by China's lucky loser Wang Xiyu, the reigning U.S. Open junior champion.