Andreescu pulls out of French Open

PARIS, Sept 23 (AP): Bianca Andreescu, last year's US Open champion, will sit out the French Open and the rest of 2020.

The 20-year-old Canadian announced her decision to remain sidelined this season via a post Tuesday on social media.

"I have come to the difficult decision to skip the clay court swing this year and will be taking the remainder of the season off to focus on my health and training," Andreescu wrote.

"As hard as it was to come to this conclusion, I have so much to look forward to in 2021, including the Olympics" I want to use this time to focus on my game so I can come back stronger and better than ever."

At New York in 2019, Andreescu became the first tennis player from Canada to win a Grand Slam singles championship.