At tournaments in the USA, Bianca Andreescu gave the impression that she could return to the level she showed in 2019 (then she also won the US Open), but the Canadian sportswoman again suffered bad luck and suffered a serious injury during the match against Kateryna Alexandrova. in the quarterfinals of the Miami Open (WTA 1000).

Bianca Andreescu cried loudly after her injury at the Miami Open

The first set was interrupted for an hour due to rain, and Alexandrova (the 18th favorite) categorically won the tie-break with a score of 7-6(0).

Bianca (31 WTA, 22) started the second set better but injured her left ankle when leading 2-0, started crying in pain and was taken off the court in a wheelchair.

“I am very sorry for what happened. It hurt to see her on the field in so much pain. You can’t resist anything, you just sit and watch, it’s terrible. I hope he recovers quickly and I wish him a speedy recovery” – Kateryna Alexandrovaabout Bianka Andreescu’s injury.

Throughout her career, the Romanian-born athlete blamed several physical problems that kept her off the tennis court. In 2021, Bianca had to withdraw even in the final of the competition in Miami (against Ashley Barty), also due to an ankle injury.

Bianca Andreescu eliminated Emma Reducana (2021 US Open winner), Maria Sakkari (7th seed) and Sofia Kenin (2020 Australian Open champion) at the Miami Open.

In the quarterfinals of the competition in Florida, Kateryna Alexandrova will beat Petra Kvitova (15th seed), after the athlete from the Czech Republic got past Varvara Grachova with a score of 7-5, 7-6(5).

The Miami Open takes place from March 21 to April 2 on hard, is part of the “WTA 1000” category and has a total prize pool of $8,800,000. There are 96 players in the main draw, and the reigning champion is Iga Svyatek.