Izuchukwu OkosiFormer US Open champion Bianca Andreescu has revealed that she will miss the Australian Open in Melbourne next month due to a back injury.
Andreescu suffered from a stress fracture in her back at the Canadian Open final in August this year as she delivered a great performance but ultimately lost to Camila Giorgi and has not played a match since then.
“No, sadly I won’t be at the Australian Open,” Andreescu announced during the Canadian Olympic Committee’s Paris media summit.
“Right now I’m looking at (returning) after the Australian Open or the American Tour, so Indian Wells, maybe.
“We’re very close but right now I am still dealing with my back injury. It is getting better every single day and I am doing everything I can to get there as fast as possible but these things take time. I’m feeling very confident for 2024.”
“I do miss playing and seeing the girls win the Billie Jean Cup too. I really wish I was there. Injuries just suck. Super sad I couldn’t be there because it is also my dream to win that tournament too.
Andreescu sounded helpless as she affirmed that there is nothing she could have done to curb her injury woes.
“I really have to dig deep next year to get my spot but I’ve always wanted to play that tournament so I am hoping that will be enough motivation to win as much as I can. It just sucks I have been through so many injuries. With all the injuries I’ve had you think I would have figured it out.”
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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