With Bianca Andreescu resting in tennis, she will miss the 2022 Australian Open

Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu won the US Open in 2019. he announced on Monday that he is taking a mental break in the sport. Andreescu is expected to be out early next season, including the Australian Open in January.

Andreescu stated that he wants to “restore, recover and grow” after hiring COVID-19 in April 2021. The 21-year-old added that he had been mentally and physically injured as a result of being quarantined as a result of COVID-19.

“For many days, I didn’t feel like I was training and / or playing games. I felt like I was carrying the world on my shoulders,” Andreescu said. “I couldn’t get away from everything that was going on off the court; I felt collective sadness and commotion around me, and it affected me.”

In 2019, Andreescu defeated Serena Williams in the U.S. Open final and climbed to 4th place in the WTA rankings. However, in October 2019, Andreescu broke his meniscus in his left knee and had to leave the court for more than a year.

Andreescu returned in the 2021 Australian Open, but lost in the second round. In addition, the 21-year-old reached the fourth round of the U.S. Open before falling to Maria Sakkari. He also lost in the opening round at the French Open and Wimbledon.

“I want to give myself extra time to recover, recover and grow from this (as it seems topical) and continue to inspire me by doing charity work, giving back and working on myself, because I know I will do this. I will come back stronger than ever,” Andreescu wrote. . “So I’m not going to start my season in Australia this year, but I’m going to take more time to reflect, train and be ready for the upcoming 2022 tennis season.”