Bianca Andreescu: The Long Road Back

Published in Last Word on Sports:

Bianca Andreescu saw her journey at the Canadian Open halted in the round of 64, despite a valiant effort. The roadblock is merely part of her return to tennis since her back injury, one which took her out of the sport for ten months.

The injury-hit former world #4 hasn’t played on hard courts since Montreal last year and returned to the sport at the 2024 French Open. On clay in Paris, she defeated Sara Sorribes, and Anna Kalinskaya and advanced to the third round. Her advancement to the third round was an immense credit to her mettle. Her match against Jasmine Paolini saw her reveal glimpses of her pre-injury self. After Paolini took the first set, she upped her level to take the second set 6-3. However, Paolini’s intensity did enough to shake her with the Italian serving her a bagel for the final set.

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