Mirra Andreeva is out of the Cincinnati Open after selecting up an harm in Montreal and which may be a foul signal forward of the US Open.
After shedding within the Wimbledon quarterfinal to Belinda Bencic, the world No. 5 took a while earlier than kicking off her North American hard-court swing in Montreal. On the Canadian Open – 20 days after her Wimbledon exit – the Russian tennis star had a first-round bye earlier than Bianca Andreescu gave her a walkover within the second spherical.
When Andreeva lastly took to the courtroom in Montreal, she made a gradual begin and dropped the primary set to McCartney Kessler. To make all of it worse, she had a nasty fall and injured her ankle.
Medical trip for Mirra Andreeva
Difficulty with left foot / ankle space. Had a fall earlier throughout play.
McCartney Kessler to serve subsequent at 4-1 up in set 2. pic.twitter.com/ir6uql9CQj
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After receiving a therapy, the 18-year-old managed to play out the whole match however Kessler received 7-6 (5) 6-4.
Physio bandaged Mirra Andreeva’s ankle space.
McCartney Kessler to serve at 4-1 in set 2. pic.twitter.com/WahRJk8LU6
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Andreeva is now out of Cincinnati
Andreeva having the ability to end the match towards Kessler was an encouraging factor. Nonetheless, there was no method for the Russian to know the precise severity of the harm earlier than having an MRI after the match. And since she is out of Cincinnati, all the things is pointing towards it most likely being a bit extra severe than initially thought.
On August twenty fourth, the US Open begins. With that being stated, Andreeva nonetheless has greater than two weeks to beat her harm. Nonetheless, even when the two-time WTA 1000 champion manages to play in Flushing Meadows, she’s going to enter the match missing matches – which isn’t an excellent factor.
However for Andreeva in the meanwhile, definitely an important factor is to at the very least have the ability to play on the US Open.
