Paris (AFP)
Canadian nugget Bianca Andreescu, winner of the last US Open and 6th in the world, announced on Saturday his package for the Australian Open, which takes place from January 20 to February 2 in Melbourne, due to a contracted left knee injury end of 2019.
"My recovery is going well and I feel better and better every day but (...) the Australian Open is coming too early and unfortunately I will not be able to participate this year", explained on Twitter the young woman 19 years old.
The revelation of the year 2019 was injured in late October in Shenzhen (China) during the group stage of the Masters, which brought together the eight players ranked at the end of the season. She has not been able to resume competition since.
Ditching the Australian Open, "it was a tough decision because I love to play in Melbourne but I have to stick to my recovery schedule," added Andreescu, who also won Indian Wells tournaments. and Toronto in 2019.
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