NEW DELHI: The US Open organizers on Saturday announced former champion Bianca Andreescu will not be participating in this year's tournament due to an injury. The Canadian tennis player is dealing with a stress fracture in her back.
Andreescu, in 2019, emerged victorious at the US Open but has struggled in recent times. She faced defeat in her initial match at the Citi Open in Washington DC last month, followed by another loss in straight sets to Camila Giorgi during the Canadian Open.
She appeared to be in discomfort against Italian Giorgi and needed to call a physiotherapist on court.
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 in the U.S. Open first round.
(With inputs from Reuters)
