Former champion Bianca Andreescu has withdrawn from the U.S. Open on account of damage, organisers stated on Saturday, after the Canadian suffered a stress fracture in her again.
Andreescu, who received the match 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 gave the impression to be in discomfort in opposition to Italian Giorgi and wanted to name a physiotherapist on courtroom.
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Andreescu then withdrew from the Cincinnati Masters, saying: “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.
“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 U.S. Open first spherical.
Former world quantity two Paula Badosa additionally stated on Saturday that she would miss the 12 months’s final Grand Slam with an damage.
The 25-year-old Spaniard, who was on account of play Venus Williams in a first-round match beneath 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 stated on social media.
It has been a season to overlook for Badosa who missed the French Open with a stress fracture in her backbone and withdrew from her second-round match at Wimbledon on account of a again damage.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com