“I have made this difficult decision for me to pull out of Miami,” Andreeva wrote on Instagram Stories. “I’ve always wanted to play this amazing tournament, so it was very hard for me to decide to skip it this year.
“I have been struggling with some arm tendonitis and decided to be (cautious) about it, take some time to recover and be ready for the clay season.”
The Russian, currently ranked No. 38, is 6-3 on the year after an up-and-down start to her sophomore season. The 16-year-old opened with a run to the quarterfinals in Brisbane and a trip to the Australian Open fourth round in her tournament debut, equalling her career best Grand Slam run (2023 Wimbledon). But her momentum was halted after suffering back-to-back first-round exits in Dubai and Indian Wells.
Andreeva will now aim to be rested and ready as she gears up for the clay season, where her rise up the rankings began in earnest with a breakthrough run to the Madrid Open fourth round.