Bianca Andreescu’s dream of making for the French Open ended on Wednesday as she went down in the second round of qualifying while seemingly battling an injury. The 2019 US Open champion had to take a medical timeout while facing Viktória Hrunčáková on Wednesday and ultimately fell to defeat in three sets.
Bianca Andreescu’s French Open Dream Ends With Qualifying Defeat After Taking Medical Timeout
Andreescu was attempting to qualify for the French Open, but her run came to an end with a 7-6 (2), 4-6, 4-6 loss to Hrunčáková in the second round of qualifying.
The 25-year-old was forced to take a medical timeout after winning the first set. She had her vitals checked and her thigh examined by the physio before deciding to carry on with the match.
Medical time out for Bianca Andreescu
Physio and doctor checking her vitals
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Andreescu lost the next two sets to the world No. 224 despite giving it her all. It remains to be seen whether the injury impacted her performance.
The Canadian won the hearts of many tennis fans on Tuesday by showing her sportsmanship after defeating Daphnée Mpetshi Perricard in the first round of qualifying for the French Open. After the match, she consoled the highly rated French youngster and also got the crowd at Roland Garros to applaud for her.
Still looking to find her way back to the top of tennis after dealing with a string of injuries in recent years, Andreescu has been toiling on the ITF level, where she has had some success. She explained her decision to go back to the ITF tour in a bid to return to the WTA Tour.
“I committed to that and obviously it wasn’t the easiest decision, but I mean the level is tough. I don’t want people to think that, you know, ITFs are like Mickey Mouse or whatnot. The level is super, super tough. I had some very close matches and I’m just super happy that I was able to play match after match. I played like 15, 14 matches in like three weeks and I felt great. So that was the goal, to just play, play, play,” Andreescu told the French Open following her first-round qualifying win.
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Andreescu even missed the Australian Open earlier this year to compete in an ITF event. Now that she has failed to qualify for the French Open, her wait to compete in the main draw of a Grand Slam for the first time since the 2024 US Open continues.
