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‘I’ve never felt this pain’: Andreescu leaves court in wheelchair at Miami Open

Bianca Andreescu has considered retiring from tennis
Bianca Andreescu has considered retiring from tennis. Photograph: Jim Rassol/AP

2019 US Open champion Bianca Andreescu left the court in a wheelchair due to a leg injury in the second set of her Miami Open match against Ekaterina Alexandrova on Monday night.

Andreescu was trailing in the match when she fell to the court as she moved across the baseline, clutching her lower left leg and screaming. A short time later, she was wheeled off the court to a standing ovation.

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