AFP
Former champion Bianca Andreescu has withdrawn from the US Open as a result of damage, organisers mentioned, after the Canadian suffered a stress fracture in her again.
Andreescu, who gained the match in 2019, misplaced her opening match on the Citi Open in Washington DC final month earlier than taking place 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 court docket.
Andreescu then withdrew from the Cincinnati Masters, saying: “During my match in Washington I began experiencing ache in my again that saved getting worse and I did all the pieces I may the opposite evening in Montreal to play at my highest degree.
“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 US Open first spherical.
Former world quantity two Paula Badosa additionally mentioned on Saturday that she would miss the yr’s final Grand Slam with an damage.
The 25-year-old Spaniard, who was as a result of play Venus Williams in a first-round match below the lights on Tuesday, introduced she was shutting down her season to give attention to 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 overlook 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.
