Bianca Andreescu confirms Montreal injury is ankle sprain, hopes to continue season "as soon as possible"

"The universe just keeps testing me, but I know it's going to make me stronger," says Bianca Andreescu after her latest injury setback.

The 2019 US Open champion was forced to withdraw from the Omnium Banque Nationale ahead of her second-round match against Mirra Andreeva after suffering an ankle injury 36 hours earlier in her opening victory, her first in Canada since 2022.

Serving at match point in her first-round match against Barbora Krejcikova on Sunday, Andreescu turned her left ankle, and crumpled to a heap on the court. In an emotional scene, she still managed to finish off victory—Krejcikova missed two returns after play resumed—but Andreescu was unable to take the court on Tuesday for the next round against No. 4 seed Mirra Andreeva.

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In a social media post on Wednesday, Andreescu called the injury "a sprain," after telling reporters after her withdrawal that "ligaments are a little bit torn" and that the injury is a "day-to-day thing." Expanding on the prognosis in her Instagram stories, the Canadian said she hopes to continue her hard-court season "as soon as possible."

"I have to listen to my body and my medical team," she wrote. "I will take the time necessary to get my ankle back to 100%," she said.

Andreescu’s issues with injuries are well-documented. Since peaking at world No. 4 six years ago, she has spent time out with shoulder, knee, ankle foot and back injuries, the last of which kept her out for six months between October and April. She returned for the clay-court spring, reaching the Round of 16 in Rome, and just earlier this month went 6-0 across singles and doubles to win the retooled Hopman Cup title alongside Felix Auger-Aliassime.

“All I could think about is, honestly like why? Like why again? I think I even screamed out ‘Why does this keep happening to me?,'" Andreescu, currently ranked No. 187, said.

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"Since I've been through these things many times, I kind of go to worst-case scenario obviously," she continued. "I was super overwhelmed obviously playing in front of home crowd. Winning the match, right? It was match point for me, and it was just crazy. It was crazy. I started laughing at one point because, honestly, at this point it's laughable.

"For me it's just crazy. It's crazy. I'm trying to stay positive, but it's getting really tough. It's getting really tough."