Canadian tennis player Bianca Andreescu will not defend her title at last year’s US Open. The sixth player in the world rankings is still not fit after a knee injury, due to which she has not played a single match since October. Not a single acting singles champion will start in New York, the Spaniard Rafael Nadal has already withdrawn from the tournament.
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Canadian Bianca Andreescu after last year’s final victory at the US Open over Serena Williams.
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“After many discussions with my loved ones, I decided not to go to New York this year. I took this step so that I could focus on my wrestling condition and return to tennis at my maximum level,” said Andreescu, 20, who said on social media. injured her knee at the Champions Tournament on October 30 in a match against Karolína Plíšková.
A year ago, Andreescu won her first grand slam title after the final victory over American Serena Williams.
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“Last year’s victory at the US Open was the peak of my career so far, so I’m sorry I won’t be there this year. But unexpected problems, including the coronavirus pandemic, have affected my ability to prepare to play at the highest level,” she wrote.
The Canadian is the fourth player out of the top seven who will not start at the US Open. Ashleigh Barty from Australia, Elina Svitolin from Ukraine and Kiki Bertens from the Netherlands will not take part in the Flushing Meadows tournament due to the risk of coronavirus. The best Czechs Karolína Plíšková and Petra Kvitová are counting on the start.
The US Open will be the first grand slam after the outbreak of the pandemic to play without spectators in a closed “bubble” from August 31.
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