Bianca Andreescu pulls out of 2025 Australian Open following ASB Classic withdrawal

Bianca Andreescu will not be present at the Australian Open, according to journalist Ben Lewis. The former US Open champion had recently withdrawn from the ASB Classic a week ago and will delay her return in 2025.

Her career has been overshadowed since she won Flushing Meadows at just 19 years old. That same year, she also won two WTA 1000 titles at Indian Wells and the Toronto Open and reached World No. 4, marking her last titles on tour.

Great expectations were placed on the Canadian, but she has not been able to meet them in the years that followed. Injuries have always been a challenge, and she has not been able to produce many strong performances. Since then, she has only made it past the second week of a major once (2021 US Open, eliminated in the 4th round).

Andreescu was out of the tour for nine months and returned at the French Open last year. She finished the year with an 11-10 record (52%) and ranked No. 132 in the world. She reached the final of the WTA 250 Libema Open against Liudmila Samsonova and played her last match in the quarterfinals of the Tokyo Open, where she was eliminated by Katie Boulter.

The Canadian tennis journalist posted on social media that Andreescu will not be available for the Australian Open, although there were no signs of her current health status. “🇨🇦 Bianca Andreescu, who pulled out of the ASB Classic this past week, will not be competing in the 2025 Australian Open. The Canadian, currently ranked #132 (outside the main draw), will miss the slam in Melbourne for a second consecutive year.”

In August 2024, Andreescu made comments during her return about reconnecting with the joy of tennis despite the injuries she has faced. "There was a time when I lost my joy in tennis. But I found it again," Andreescu explained. "And I learned that I will always love tennis deep in my heart, no matter what. It has given me so much. So much that whenever I leave the tunnel and step out onto the court, I always feel a bit of that magic from before. I still think that anything is possible."