Canada's Andreescu withdraws from National Bank Open with ankle injury

Bianca Andreescu has withdrawn from the National Bank Open with a left ankle injury.

The 25-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., sustained the injury on match point Sunday night versus Barbora Krejcikova, but pulled out the first-round win 6-3, 6-4.

Andreescu said she tore some ligaments in her ankle but wouldn't rule out a return to the court at the Cincinnati Open, which begins in just over a week.

"The ligaments are a little bit torn, so that takes time, so it's kind of a day-to-day thing," she said, adding her ankle was not previously bothering her.

Andreescu was supposed to play No. 4 seed Mirra Andreeva of Russia in the second round at the National Bank Open on Tuesday afternoon.

The former world No. 4, who won the Canadian Open and the U.S. Open in 2019, has repeatedly spent time off the court over the years to nurse back, shoulder, knee, ankle and foot injuries.

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"All I could think about is honestly, like why?" she said. "I even screamed out like, why does this keep happening to me? Just a bunch of emotions. I was super overwhelmed, playing in front of a home crowd, winning the match, right?

"I started laughing at one point because honestly at this point it's laughable. It's just crazy, it's crazy. I'm trying to stay positive but it's getting really tough."

Earlier on Tuesday, Rebecca Marino fell 6-1, 6-2 to eighth seed Emma Navarro of the United States in second-round action.

Navarro put 74 per cent of her first serves in play and won 82 per cent of those points. The 24-year-old broke Marino four times as the match lasted 63 minutes.

Marino, ranked 123rd,