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Bianca Andreescu, the former US Open champion out of the French open will not be the part of the remainder of the 2020 season.
Bianca Andreescu, the former US Open champion, declared on Tuesday she will not be a part of the forthcoming French Open and will not play for the rest of the season.
Bianca wrote a post on Twitter and said, “It’s very difficult for me to skip the clay-court swing this year and will take off from the rest of the season to focus on my health and training. As hard as it was to come to this conclusion. I have so much to look forward to in 2021, including the Olympics. I want to use this time to focus on my game so I can come back stronger and better than ever.”
“As always, your encouraging words and support meant the world to me and I look forward to getting back on the court and competing for Canada next year,”
Bianca showed some excellent performance from the last couple of years and now ranked No. 7 in the world. Bianca has played no match since withdrawing from WTA Finals in 2019 due to a left knee injury.
Bianca was not a part of the Australian Open, which held in January because of the same injury. However, because of the global pandemic, all major tennis events and tournaments postponed since march. Bianca withdrew from the US Open because of the coronavirus pandemic and because of limited time to prepare for the game.
Bianca coach Sylvain Bruneau told TSN, “Very frustrating, for sure, but she’s in a good place, she’s in a wonderful place right now. She’s working hard, and she knows what she can do. She’s mentally very positive after not being a part of the US Open. She’s a positive girl by nature, and she’s got some good people around her. We’ll try to put things in perspective.”
Andreescu becomes the champion at the US Open and the Canadian Open in 2019, defeating Serena Williams on both occasions to win both titles. She also becomes the first Canadian player to win the major singles trophy and the first to win the Canadian Open in 50 years.
Bianca named as Female Summer Athlete of the Year 2019 in Canadian sports awards and also won the Bobbie Rosenfeld Award as Canada’s female athlete of the year.
The French Open will be going to start on Sunday in Paris. Bianca is the third player on the women’s side to not be a part of the major event, including top players like Ashleigh Barty and Naomi Osaka.
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