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Porsche Tennis Grand Prix wildcard: Bianca Andreescu kicks off 2022 season in April

Bianca Andreescu of Canada is finally ending her long layoff. The 2019 US Open champion is returning to tennis competition at the 2022 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.

The WTA 500 tournament in Stuttgart announced Andreescu as one of their three main-draw wildcards. The Canadian will make her debut at the long-standing German event that begins on April 18.

The last time Andreescu played on the WTA Tour was in October 2021, at the BNP Paribas Open. Then she was ranked No.21, while the long period of inactivity pushed her down to No.