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‘Didn’t Sleep for the First Three Days’ – After a Nightmare Moment in Miami, Bianca Andreescu Opens Up About Adverse Physical Challenges in Making a Comeback

Published 04/26/2023, 6:41 AM EDT

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Bianca Andreescu was having a fantastic time on the tennis circuit. But at the 2023 Miami Open, she suffered a terrible ankle injury that caused her to scream in pain on the court. Now that the tennis star has almost fully recovered from her injuries, she has spoken up about how she overcame the recovery process in order to make a comeback.

The 22-year-old tennis player suffered an unexpected injury during the fourth round of the Miami Open, shocking the tennis world as she was playing well. Her injury was so traumatic that she had to leave the tennis court in a wheelchair. At that time, the 27th-ranked player disclosed that she had ripped two ligaments in her ankle during the match.

Bianca Andreescu highlights her ankle recovery process 

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Recently, the Canadian tennis player posted a video on her Instagram account. She called out that video as Part 1 of her recovery process. In that video, the tennis player talked about the first few days after she suffered the horrible injury. Andreescu disclosed the situation when she was experiencing the worst pain ever.

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She said, “Swollen but not bruised. I could barely move my foot. I did not sleep for the first three days because of the pain.” But this wasn’t the Canadian player’s first experience of suffering an unexpected injury. She sustained a shoulder injury in 2019 before being forced to withdraw from the Tour two years later, in 2021, due to an ankle sprain.

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However, after her awful injury, there is good news. The former US Open champion is ready to play again after sustaining the horrible injury. Andreescu will compete in the Madrid Open, after recovering in a short time.

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While talking about the recovery process, she also shared the one thing that got her through her entire recovery journey.

Who assisted Andreescu during her recovery process?

The fact that the Canadian tennis player spends the majority of her time with her adorable little dog, Coco, is well-known to every tennis fan. In that same video, she revealed that her pet dog was with her during the recuperation process and that she admired her dog for being the cutest companion during one of her toughest moments.

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The 2019 US Open champion shared on her Instagram account that she spent the first few days of her recovery indulging in comfort food. It eventually helped her recover quickly.

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Pratishtha Prakash

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Pratishtha Prakash is a Tennis writer at EssentiallySports. She has completed her Bachelor’s degree in Mass Media and Journalism from MIT ADT University, Pune. Being a sports enthusiast, she has been following varied sports like tennis, cricket and Esports from her childhood.
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Tony Thomas