TORONTO — Bianca Andreescu is sick of comebacks.
The Canadian tennis star hopes stepping on the court where she experienced a career highlight — and the place where she fell in love with the game — can provide a boost in her latest attempt to ascend the sport's steep mountain.
"That run meant so, so much for me," she said at a glitzy Toronto hotel with the CN Tower and the rest of the city's skyline providing a picturesque mid-summer backdrop."We're hoping to bring those vibes back. I'm feeling my tennis, I'm feeling good physically. That's all I can ask for.The 24-year-old's latest injury surfaced just over a year ago when a stress fracture in her back kept her out of action 10 months.
Vancouver's Rebecca Marino is set to take on Poland's Magda Linette, while Toronto's Marina Stakusic will meet a qualifier. Italy's Jasmine Paolini , Greece's Maria Sakkari , Danielle Collins of the United States, Czechia's Marketa Vondrousova and France's Caroline Garcia also won't be in Toronto. The men's draw was also held Saturday in Montreal. Hometown favourite Felix Auger-Aliassime — the world No. 19 fresh off winning Olympic bronze in mixed doubles alongside Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski — will open against Flavio Cobolli.
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