U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu announced early Saturday that she is pulling out of the Australian Open because of a knee injury.
She suffered the injury in the finals of the WTA Finals in Shenzhen, China, in October.
“My rehab is going well, I feel better and stronger every day but after discussing it with my team and following the recommendation of the doctors, the Australian Open is unfortunately too soon in my rehab process and I sadly will not be able to play in it this year,” she wrote on Twitter. “It was a very tough decision to make as I love to play in Melbourne but I have to respect the recuperation plan for my knee and body.”
The Australian Open begins Jan. 20.
The 19-year-old Canadian began her breakthrough 2019 season by losing in the Auckland final to Germany’s Julia Goerges. She won three singles titles in 2019, including her memorable straight-sets win over Serena Williams in the U.S. Open to claim her first Grand Slam championship.
Andreescu also won titles at Indian Wells, Calif., and Toronto.
–Field Level Media (@FieldLevelMedia)
The San Francisco Giants will look to further close the gap in their all-time rivalry with the visiting Oakland Athletics when they seek a second straight win Wednesday night in…
The Cleveland Guardians and Los Angeles Angels will play the third game of their four-game series Wednesday night in Anaheim, Calif., as the Guardians try to rediscover their offense. Cleveland’s…
The Los Angeles Kings are playoff-bound for the first time since the 2017-18 season. The Kings (43-27-10, 96 points) punched their postseason ticket Tuesday night when Dallas defeated Vegas in…
Guardians, slumping Franmil Reyes take on Shohei Ohtani’s Angels
Playoff-bound Kings seek to keep Kraken reeling
Six-man rotation kicks in as Astros, Cristian Javier face Rangers
Jason Robertson, Stars can lock up playoff berth vs. Coyotes
Field Level Media - Professional sports content solutions | FLM
