Andreescu to return from 9-month injury absence at French Open

Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu will make her anticipated return to action at the French Open. The 23-year-old hasn't played since August after injuring her back at the women's National Bank Open in Montreal.Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., who hasn't played since the women's National Bank Open tennis tournament in Montreal last August, was in Thursday's official draw for the clay-court French Open and will face Spain's Sara Sorribes Tormo, not pictured.

Andreescu has won her only previous meeting with Sorribes Tormo in the quarterfinals of the 2021 Miami Open. The 23-year-old Auger-Aliassime, ranked 21st in the world, will open against Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan. Shapovalov, 25, will open his sixth French Open against Luca Van Assche. Shapovalov made it to the third round last year before losing to top seed Carlos Alcaraz.

Rob Shaw of North Bay, Ont., will play in both singles and doubles wheelchair quad events. He made his French Open debut last year, where he reached his second quad wheelchair doubles Grand Slam final.Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands began the day down 6-7, 3-3, but rallied to a 6-7, 7-6, 6-3 to eliminate Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., in the Round of 16 at the Geneva Open.

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