Misfortunes Loom Over Bianca Andreescu, Yet Again Announces Upsetting News Ahead of French Open 2021

Published 05/25/2021, 12:24 PM EDT

World number seven Bianca Andreescu, who recently made a comeback at the WTA Strasbourg Open, has reached the quarter-finals by defeating Maryna Zanevska in straight sets 6-1,6-4.

The Canadian looked comfortable on-court in the first two matches at Strasbourg after having to withdraw from the Italian Open due to the COVID-19 bubble restrictions.

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Bianca Andreescu withdraws from WTA Strasbourg Open due to abdominal tear

Just when she appeared to have found her game before the French Open, Andreescu announced in her post match press-conference about the decision to withdraw from Internationaux de Strasbourg due to a small abdominal tear.

Bianca Andreescu is withdrawing from the @WTA_Strasbourg due to a discomfort/slight abdominal tear she reveals just now in press. More precautionary she says with @rolandgarros looming.
— Mike McIntyre (@McIntyreTennis) May 25, 2021

The Canadian also announced that it was just a precautionary measure as she didn’t want to take risks heading into Roland Garros. Andreescu didn’t play much tennis since 2020. Immediately after her astonishing victory over Serena Williams in the 2019 US Open finals, the Canadian withdrew from the WTA finals citing a knee injury.

At the on-going Strasbourg Open, Andreescu made a strong statement by thrashing Andrea Lazaro Garcia in the first round. This tournament became significant for the Canadian as it would be a perfect practice before the French Open starts.

Back on court for the first time since the Miami final, Bianca Andreescu wins two matches in Strasbourg to reach the QFs and… withdraws with a "small abdominal tear".
The winner of Cirstea-Zhang R2 will pass directly to the SFs tomorrow.
Hoping Bibi is good to go for RG
— José Morgado (@josemorgado) May 25, 2021

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Actually, the Canadian was supposed to make a comeback at the Madrid Masters last month. But, she tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Madrid. As a result, Andreescu had to withdraw from Rome subsequently.

For a fiercely talented player, the young Canadian is unfortunate to have faced back-to-back health issues which are preventing her from shining on a tennis court. While she appeared confident of a comeback at Roland Garros next week, the scale of the latest abdominal tear is yet to be revealed.

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Sagar Ashtakoula is a tennis writer at EssentiallySports. He has been following the sport since 2007. Having developed an interest in creating content, he mixed his passion for writing with his love for tennis for 2 years at SportsKeeda before joining the tennis team at EssentiallySports.

Misfortunes Loom Over Bianca Andreescu, Yet Again Announces Upsetting News Ahead of French Open 2021

Bianca Andreescu withdraws from WTA Strasbourg Open due to abdominal tear

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