Bianca Andreescu has withdrawn from the US Open as a result of damage after the previous champion suffered a stress fracture in her again.
Andreescu, who gained the event in 2019, misplaced her opening match on the Citi Open in Washington DC final month earlier than happening in straight units to Camila Giorgi on the Canadian Open.
She seemed to be in discomfort towards Italian Giorgi and wanted to name a physiotherapist on courtroom.
Andreescu – a former world No.4 – then withdrew from the Cincinnati Masters.
“During my match in Washington I started experiencing pain in my back that kept getting worse and I did everything I could the other night in Montreal to play at my highest level,” she mentioned on the time.
“All of this led me to undergo medical examinations and sadly the results have revealed a small stress fracture in my back.”
Andreescu, 23, was scheduled to face Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko within the first spherical at Flushing Meadows. She shall be changed within the draw by a ‘fortunate loser’.
Former world No.2 Paula Badosa additionally mentioned on Saturday she would miss the yr’s closing grand slam with damage.
The 25-year-old Spaniard, who was as a result of play Venus Williams in a first-round match underneath the lights on Tuesday, introduced she was shutting down her season to concentrate on getting wholesome.
“Those of you who know me know how much I like to compete and how difficult it has been to make this decision… See you next year, stronger than ever,” Badosa mentioned on social media.
It has been a season to neglect for Badosa who missed the French Open with a stress fracture in her backbone and withdrew from her second-round match at Wimbledon as a result of a again damage.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
