Bianca Andreescu writes note to fans after nightmare injury at Miami Open - 'Worst pain I've ever felt'

29.03.2023 - 10:11 eurosport.com

Bianca Andreescu has written a note to her fans on social media after she suffered a nasty ankle injury during her match against Ekaterina Alexandrova at the Miami Open — referring to it as «the worst pain I've ever felt».

The Canadian, who won the US Open title in 2019 in what was a sensational breakthrough, has seen her career plagued with injuries since then, and the latest setback came during the second set of the match at Hard Rock Stadium.

Ad Andreescu looked to be firing nicely as she led 2-0 in the second set of her encounter with Alexandrova, having lost the opening set, before she collapsed to the ground in agony after turning her lower leg on the court.

WTA MiamiAndreescu continues Miami Open march as Bencic becomes latest seed to fall26/03/2023 AT 19:48 Amid heartbreaking scenes, she was eventually taken off the court in a wheelchair after having to withdraw from the tournament with her opponent giving her a classy embrace having shown a great deal of concern.

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Bianca Andreescu leaves court in wheelchair after suffering ankle injury

Former US Open champion Bianca Andreescu screamed in pain and left the court in a wheelchair after suffering a serious-looking ankle injury at the Miami Open.