Bianca Andreescu vs. Karolina Pliskova results: Canadian retires due to injury after one set

Tommy McArdle

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Bianca Andreescu retired from her match against world No. 2 Karolina Pliskova Wednesday after just one set.

An early injury just two games into the match left Andreescu limping with an apparent left knee injury. A trainer wrapped her knee up, but she was heard telling her coach during a break in action that she could feel her knee crack  with each step she took.

"My knee twisted," Andreescu told coach Sylvain Bruneau, according to the WTA .  "I heard a crack, she validated me that it’s my mensicus. I can't bend my knee at all. It's cracking every time I walk and it friggin' hurts.”

The defending U.S. Open champion made it just one set against Pliskova, which she lost 6-3 before calling it a match. The shortened match lasted just over 50 minutes in total.

With the loss, Andreescu was eliminated from semifinal qualification. Pliskova will next play Halep, who Andreescu faced first in the tournament , to determine who will take the second spot in the Purple Group in the Finals' next round.

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Andreescu, 19, has four tournament championships in 2019, including a win at Toronto's Rogers Cup and the subsequent Grand Slam title in Flushing, N.Y.

After her early retirement in Shenzen, China on Wednesday, the 19-year-old phenom has pulled out of the tournament and appears done for the calendar year.

Sporting News has the scoring and highlights from the Andreescu-Pliskova match below.

(4) Bianca Andreescu vs. (2) Karolina Pliskova

(All times Eastern)

First set — Andreescu loses 6-3

9:34 a.m., ET — Andreescu loses 6-3

Pliskova closes out the set with an ace and Andreescu walks to the net to shake hands, calling it a match. The result means Andreescu is eliminated from semifinal contention, while Pliskova and Halep will play for the second spot from the purple group. Andreescu's record at the Finals stands at 1-1.

Pliskova leads 5-3

Pliskova wins two break points at 15-40 and wins the game with a backhand return.

Pliskova leads 4-3

Pliskova holds at 15.

Set tied 3-3

Andreescu fights through clear pain to save three break points and hold serve. She told her coach during the changeover that she would have considered retiring due to this injury if it had come against Halep.

Pliskova leads 3-3

Pliskova saves two break points to take the lead, with some errors along the way. Andreescu appears to be moving more fluidly.

Set tied 2-2

Pliskova breaks after battering shots to Andreescu's backhand.

Andreescu leads 2-1

Pliskova holds while Andreescu uses the point to test her movement on the court.

Medical timeout

A medical timeout is called while the trainer examines and wraps up Andreescu's left knee.

Pause in game

Andreescu comes up limping after making a move to return a wide serve on her forehand. She goes to the bench to wait for the trainer.

Andreescu holds, leads 2-0

Andreescu leads 1-0

Pliskova started with a 40-0 lead, but the 19-year-old battled back to break serve.

Pregame

8:40 a.m. —  Andreescu wins the coin toss and chooses to receive the first serve. Pliskova will serve first to begin the match. 

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