Auckland&nbsp;Classic organisers suffered a major setback to their tournament lineup on Tuesday with US&nbsp;Open <a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/forgot-how-it-feels-to-lose-says-bianca-andreescu-after-14th-win-on-spin-252858">champion</a> Bianca&nbsp;Andreescu&nbsp;withdrawing due to "knee issues".

The Canadian teenager had been the top seed for the January&nbsp;6-12 tournament, which is a traditional warmup event for players fine-tuning their game ahead of the Australian Open.

"Organisers have been advised that Bianca&nbsp;Andreescu&nbsp;has had to withdraw from the upcoming event due to her ongoing knee issues," the tournament said in a statement on Tuesday.

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"We are disappointed not to welcome Bianca back and wish her all the best for a speedy recovery."

Andreescu&nbsp;came through qualifying in&nbsp;Auckland&nbsp;earlier this year only to lose to Germany's <a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/kontaveit-downs-defending-champion-julia-goerges-in-zhuhai-174649">Julia Goerges</a> in the final, which she used as a springboard for a sensational 2019.

She won her first WTA Tour title at Indian Wells, then beat Serena Williams in the finals in Toronto and again at Flushing Meadows to clinch her first Grand Slam title.

The&nbsp;Auckland&nbsp;tournament had assembled arguably its strongest ever field with&nbsp;Andreescu, Williams, former Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki and 2017 French Open winner Jelena Ostapenko all confirmed.

Two-times Grand Slam winner <a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/fight-for-your-dreams-bianca-andreescu-embraces-path-to-us-open-joy-248384">Svetlana Kuznetsova</a> and American teenagers Amanda Anisimova and Coco Gauff have also entered the tournament before they head to Melbourne Park for the&nbsp;season-opening <a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/tsitsipas-sets-grand-slam-target-for-2020-269103">Grand Slam</a> that runs from January&nbsp;20 - February&nbsp;2.

Auckland Classic organisers suffered a major setback to their tournament lineup on Tuesday with US Open champion Bianca Andreescu withdrawing due to "knee issues".

Auckland Classic organisers suffered a major setback to their tournament lineup on Tuesday with US Open champion Bianca Andreescu withdrawing due to "knee issues". The Canadian teenager had been the top seed for the January 6-12 tournament, which is a traditional warmup event for players fine-tuning their game ahead of the Australian Open. "Organisers have been advised that Bianca Andreescu has had to withdraw from the upcoming event due to her ongoing knee issues," the tournament said in a statement on Tuesday. NEWS | Bianca Andreescu has had to withdraw from the 2020 ASB Classic due to her ongoing knee issues. We are disappointed not to welcome Bianca back and wish her all the best for a speedy recovery. pic.twitter.com/7HVefuGLBe — ASB Classic (@ASB_Classic) December 24, 2019 × "We are disappointed not to welcome Bianca back and wish her all the best for a speedy recovery." Andreescu came through qualifying in Auckland earlier this year only to lose to Germany's Julia Goerges in the final, which she used as a springboard for a sensational 2019. She won her first WTA Tour title at Indian Wells, then beat Serena Williams in the finals in Toronto and again at Flushing Meadows to clinch her first Grand Slam title. The Auckland tournament had assembled arguably its strongest ever field with Andreescu, Williams, former Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki and 2017 French Open winner Jelena Ostapenko all confirmed. Two-times Grand Slam winner Svetlana Kuznetsova and American teenagers Amanda Anisimova and Coco Gauff have also entered the tournament before they head to Melbourne Park for the season-opening Grand Slam that runs from January 20 - February 2.

Tennis: Bianca Andreescu out of season opener in Auckland over 'knee issues'

Anyone one not paying attention to Bianca Andreescu after her run to the Indian Wells title is paying attention now after the Canadian teen fought back from match point down to reach the second round of the Miami Open.&nbsp;

Trailing 5-1 in the second the 18-year-old Andreescu refused to be pushed out the exit by Irina-Camelia Begu digging in to take the set in a tiebreak then steamrolling the crumbling Romanian to claim a 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-2 decision.&nbsp;

On way to being crowned the BNP Paribas champion Andreescu beat five seeded opponents, including grand slam winners Garbine Muguruza and Angelique Kerber to become the youngest Indian Wells champion since Serena Williams in 1999.&nbsp;

Andreescu's performance against the 70th ranked Begu may have been more revealing as she refused to surrender and oozed the confidence of a champion.&nbsp;

"I think confidence is a lot (of if)," Andreescu told reporters. "If you have trust in your game and in your training, then a lot of good things can happen.

"I try to stay in the present moment. I try to play every point like it's the first point of the match.

"I tried to stay as calm as I could, tried to pump myself up.

"In those moments, I try to go for my shots as much as possible, because I think that's when I play my best tennis."

Andreescu's confidence is not only evident on the court but off it as well.

Only three women -- Steffi Graf, Kim Clijsters and Victoria Azarenka -- have completed the 'Sunshine Double', and Andreescu wants to add her name to that list.

"It would mean everything to me (to win Miami)," admitted Andreescu. "Winning Indian Wells was incredible, but, I mean, if I win back to back, that would be even more incredible.

"If I keep making history, then I just keep accomplishing my goals, because that's one thing that I have always wanted to do.

"So if I have my name alongside those amazing players, it would definitely mean a lot."

Anyone one not paying attention to Bianca Andreescu after her run to the Indian Wells title is paying attention now after the Canadian teen fought back from match point down to reach the second round of the Miami Open.

Anyone one not paying attention to Bianca Andreescu after her run to the Indian Wells title is paying attention now after the Canadian teen fought back from match point down to reach the second round of the Miami Open. Trailing 5-1 in the second the 18-year-old Andreescu refused to be pushed out the exit by Irina-Camelia Begu digging in to take the set in a tiebreak then steamrolling the crumbling Romanian to claim a 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-2 decision. On way to being crowned the BNP Paribas champion Andreescu beat five seeded opponents, including grand slam winners Garbine Muguruza and Angelique Kerber to become the youngest Indian Wells champion since Serena Williams in 1999. Andreescu's performance against the 70th ranked Begu may have been more revealing as she refused to surrender and oozed the confidence of a champion. "I think confidence is a lot (of if)," Andreescu told reporters. "If you have trust in your game and in your training, then a lot of good things can happen. "I try to stay in the present moment. I try to play every point like it's the first point of the match. "I tried to stay as calm as I could, tried to pump myself up. "In those moments, I try to go for my shots as much as possible, because I think that's when I play my best tennis." Andreescu's confidence is not only evident on the court but off it as well. Only three women -- Steffi Graf, Kim Clijsters and Victoria Azarenka -- have completed the 'Sunshine Double', and Andreescu wants to add her name to that list. "It would mean everything to me (to win Miami)," admitted Andreescu. "Winning Indian Wells was incredible, but, I mean, if I win back to back, that would be even more incredible. "If I keep making history, then I just keep accomplishing my goals, because that's one thing that I have always wanted to do. "So if I have my name alongside those amazing players, it would definitely mean a lot."

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