Bianca Andreescu Withdraws from Billie Jean King Cup Finals

Bianca Andreescu is not going to be taking part within the Billie Jean King Cup Finals held in Malaga, Spain.

The group, led by captain Heidi El Tabakh, will now comprise of Leylah Annie Fernandez, Rebecca Marino, Gabriela Dabrowski, and Marina Stakusic. They need to turn out to be the primary group since Czechia in 2016 to defend their world title, beginning with a quarter-final conflict towards the winner between Nice Britain and Germany on Nov. 17.

Battling accidents all through the season, Andreescu returned to motion for the primary time for the reason that 2024 US Open in October, taking part in in two occasions in Japan. She notably reached the quarter-finals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis – a WTA 500 occasion. Whereas the latest outcomes are a step in the correct route for the 2019 US Open champion, relaxation and restoration are essential to ensure that her to return to the circuit in prime type.

“I’m disenchanted to not be able to hitch the group in Malaga, however I place confidence in their capability to defend the title,” mentioned Andreescu. “Our group has an excellent power and dynamic. If anybody can win back-to-back titles, it’s these gamers.”

“We’re unhappy to see Bianca [Andreescu] withdraw from the group for the upcoming Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Malaga, and we want her the very best as she makes an attempt to return to 100 per cent well being,” mentioned El Tabakh, captain of Group Canada. “That mentioned, we now have a resilient and robust group that not solely has the potential to win the match, however has confirmed they will accomplish that with the historic victory in 2023. We additionally perceive how troublesome it may be to defend a title, not simply in tennis however in all skilled sports activities, and we look ahead to the problem and to getting issues rolling in a number of weeks’ time towards both the Brits or the Germans.”

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Heading into this yr’s Finals, Fernandez and Dabrowski are on spectacular win streaks in Billie Jean King Cup competitors, successful eight and 7 consecutive matches respectively. Marino and Stakusic, who each gained WTA 125 titles in October on the Abierto Tampico – Marino in doubles and Stakusic in singles – are in nice type forward of the occasion in Malaga.

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