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

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.

Fans stood to applaud Andreescu as she departed the stadium in tears, and the response she has received on social media has been hugely encouraging, as she noted in a message to fans. «Woke up with a brace on my foot… anyone know what happened?» she wrote on Twitter.

«On a serious note, though… that was the worst pain I’ve ever felt… praying for nothing serious. »Still waiting on official results.

Thank you everyone for your thoughts and kind words, doesn’t go unnoticed." She later added, following a wave of positive and encouraging responses from fans: «So much love. Y'all are the best.» Tsitsipas crashes out as Medvedev storms through, Eubanks' dream run continues Rybakina emulates notable Williams feat, Pegula edges thriller in Miami Exclusive: Evert