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Tennis News: Canadian tennis player Bianca Andreescu returns to the court to compete in the WTA level 1000 tournament, Madrid Open season 2023.

Although the 2019 US Open champion did not pick up a win, he is acknowledging his biggest win yet just a month after tearing two ligaments in his ankle at the Miami Open last month. last.

After starting this season as the 46th ranked tennis player in the world, the Canadian tennis player looks quite convincing after managing to beat a number of reliable tennis players in Miami such as Emma Raducanu, Maria Sakkari and Sofia Kenin to qualify for the round. of 16.

Facing Ekaterina Alexandrova for the quarter-finals in Miami, she fell after just three games in the match and she even left the field in a wheelchair with tears in her eyes. The CT scan showed that there were tears in two ligaments in his left ankle.

“I trained very hard during my rehabilitation because I wanted to get back on the court as soon as possible,” Andreescu said after losing in straight sets to Wang Xiyu in the second round of the Madrid Open this week.

“I’ve been through the process, so I know what to expect. My progression is rather upwards and downwards. But last week I can say that I made the biggest progress.”

“To be honest, until a few days ago I didn’t feel so confident. Matches like this are very positive to test my ankles. The match lasted almost 3 hours.

If the Canadian is in a hurry to return to competition, it certainly didn’t show in her first match against Wang. He led by one set and 3-0 in the second and appeared to be in control before Wang’s play started to improve.

“I knew I could get it, especially in the second set. I thought he was playing a captivating game. It serves very well. I feel like my serve has gone down a bit. But it’s great to be back on the pitch,” added Andreescu.

“I don’t know if I will play the tournament. I just feel very happy to be on the pitch.

After testing his ankle at the Madrid Open, the Canadian tennis player will now prepare to compete at the Italian Open in Rome. Last season, he qualified for the quarter-finals.

“I’m definitely not 100% fit. I can say right now I’m 90% fit, but I’m also 90% confident to be on the pitch and competing. This game is a great test, so hopefully in a week I will be 100% fit in Rome” said Andreescu.

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