Bianca Vanessa Andreescu is ready to come back in glory at the Miami Open, hopefully challenging Naomi Osaka and Garbine Muguruza that are arguably the top favorites to win the title. On the WTA tour, Bianca became the player to beat in the second part of 2019 after she won the US Open, beating Serena Williams in a great and inspiring final. However, a series of injuries and the pandemic kept her out from the competitions for more than 1 year.
Andreescu was hopeful of staging a fantastic comeback on the occasion of the Australian summer, but things didn’t go her way and she ended up crashing out in the 2nd round of the Australian Open.
However, Bianca has all the potential to get back to her glorious past and even if she needs to fight some doubts. “I guess there is some doubt always in the back of my head. But I’m trying my best to get rid of that. It’s not easy. It’s a process. But I’m working a lot on that,” she said in a recent interview.
Winning mentality
Bianca didn’t hide her winning mentality to add:
“I’m doing really, really good coming into this tournament. Every tournament I go into I want to win. I want to focus more on the process towards that, which is enjoying my time on court, giving all that I have, just trusting myself.”
“This is technically my second year on tour, so I don’t want to put a lot of pressure on myself in that area. But I’m doing my best in preventing a lot of stuff, working a lot in the gym. I do believe that things will be getting better.”
Andreescu at the Miami Open
Bianca has a bye for the 2nd round at the Miami Open. In her first match, she will face either Yaroslava Shvedova or Tereza Martincova.
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu in 2021
Currently the world no.9, Andreescu played her last match on the 18th of February when she lost to Marie Bouzkova 6-7(9) 6-2 7-5 in the semifinal in Melbourne (draw).
At present, during this year Bianca has achieved an overall 4-2 win-loss record. Bianca Vanessa Andreescu’s latest run in Melbourne was the best achievement of her season.
Naomi Osaka in 2021
Ranked world no.2, Naomi played her last match on the 20th of February when she defeated Jennifer Brady 6-4 6-3 in the final of the Australian Open to win her 7th career title.
Currently, during this year the Japanese achieved a composed 10-0 win-loss record. Naomi clinched 1 title at the Australian Open.
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu and Naomi Osaka fought against each other just 1 time. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Osaka. When they played, Naomi Osaka won 5-7 6-3 6-4 in the quarter in Beijing (China Open) in October 2019.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
Garbine Muguruza in 2021
Ranked world no.13, the Spaniard played her last match on the 13th of March when she beat Barbora Krejcikova 7-6(6) 6-3 in the final in Dubai to win her 8th career title.
This season Garbine has a 18-4 record. The Spaniard has won 1 title in Dubai. Muguruza was the finalist in Melbourne and in Doha.
