<p>Canada's Bianca Andreescu is frustrated with continued setbacks since returning to court at the Australian Open after 15 months due to a knee problem, but the 20-year-old is not willing to let injuries define her fledgling career.</p>.<p>A month after winning her maiden Grand Slam at the 2019 US Open, Andreescu suffered a torn meniscus in her left knee and returned to action only in Melbourne in February.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/tennis/ashleigh-barty-retains-miami-open-crown-as-injured-andreescu-limps-out-970101.html" target="_blank">Ashleigh Barty retains Miami Open crown as injured Andreescu limps out</a></strong></p>.<p>She exited the year's first Grand Slam in the second round and followed it up with a semi-final run at a WTA event at Melbourne Park before withdrawing from tournaments in Adelaide, Doha and Dubai with a leg issue.</p>.<p>On Saturday, Andreescu tumbled on the court at 2-0 in the second set in the Miami Open final against world number one Ash Barty to injure her foot, forcing her to make a tearful exit two games later.</p>.<p>"It seems that I'm kind of the only one that keeps getting asked questions about injuries, which is super annoying," the former world number four told reporters.</p>.<p>"I don't want, like, for me to have a reputation of that, because it's not only me that's getting injured. But, yeah, I mean, it's happened quite a bit, but I don't want to define myself through those. It sucks."</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/tennis/italian-19-year-old-jannik-sinner-reaches-miami-open-final-969783.html" target="_blank">Italian 19-year-old Jannik Sinner reaches Miami Open final </a></strong></p>.<p>"Even if it's something small, sometimes I'll be extra cautious, but I'd rather be that than push through it and get it worse, because I have been through both, and today I'm glad that I stopped. It's hard for me to say that, but I'm glad that I stopped."</p>.<p>Andreescu battled through four three-setters in a row to reach the final at the WTA 1000 event in Miami and the Canadian was confident of a good show for the rest of the season.</p>.<p>"My body seemed to be good up until today," said Andreescu, who will climb up three spots to number six in the rankings on Monday.</p>.<p>"No one wants to end a tournament retiring, especially in the finals. But things happen, and I want to look ahead in my career. I'm only 20."</p>
<p>Canada's Bianca Andreescu is frustrated with continued setbacks since returning to court at the Australian Open after 15 months due to a knee problem, but the 20-year-old is not willing to let injuries define her fledgling career.</p>.<p>A month after winning her maiden Grand Slam at the 2019 US Open, Andreescu suffered a torn meniscus in her left knee and returned to action only in Melbourne in February.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/tennis/ashleigh-barty-retains-miami-open-crown-as-injured-andreescu-limps-out-970101.html" target="_blank">Ashleigh Barty retains Miami Open crown as injured Andreescu limps out</a></strong></p>.<p>She exited the year's first Grand Slam in the second round and followed it up with a semi-final run at a WTA event at Melbourne Park before withdrawing from tournaments in Adelaide, Doha and Dubai with a leg issue.</p>.<p>On Saturday, Andreescu tumbled on the court at 2-0 in the second set in the Miami Open final against world number one Ash Barty to injure her foot, forcing her to make a tearful exit two games later.</p>.<p>"It seems that I'm kind of the only one that keeps getting asked questions about injuries, which is super annoying," the former world number four told reporters.</p>.<p>"I don't want, like, for me to have a reputation of that, because it's not only me that's getting injured. But, yeah, I mean, it's happened quite a bit, but I don't want to define myself through those. It sucks."</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/tennis/italian-19-year-old-jannik-sinner-reaches-miami-open-final-969783.html" target="_blank">Italian 19-year-old Jannik Sinner reaches Miami Open final </a></strong></p>.<p>"Even if it's something small, sometimes I'll be extra cautious, but I'd rather be that than push through it and get it worse, because I have been through both, and today I'm glad that I stopped. It's hard for me to say that, but I'm glad that I stopped."</p>.<p>Andreescu battled through four three-setters in a row to reach the final at the WTA 1000 event in Miami and the Canadian was confident of a good show for the rest of the season.</p>.<p>"My body seemed to be good up until today," said Andreescu, who will climb up three spots to number six in the rankings on Monday.</p>.<p>"No one wants to end a tournament retiring, especially in the finals. But things happen, and I want to look ahead in my career. I'm only 20."</p>