Bianca Andreescu beat Serena Williams in a hard-fought and highly-engaging final last year at the US Open. Unfortunately, the Canadian will not be able to defend her title in New York as she declared she is not fit to play. Rumors say that Bianca managed to recover from the nasty injury she suffered last year at the WTA Finals, but she is now struggling with a foot injury.
Williams about Bianca being smart
Serena is in a great relationship with Bianca. During a recent press conference in Lexington, she was asked to comment about the retirement. This was Serena’s reply:
“She’ll come back. She’ll do well when she’s ready. She’s smart enough to play if not injured. I haven’t actually talked to her. I just know the secret that I like her. As a person and as a player I think she’s so mature and so cool.”
“She’ll come back, she’ll do well when she’s ready. She’s smart enough to play not injured.”
Self-proclaimed @Bandreescu_ fan @SerenaWilliams seems to trust the @USOpen defending champion and her decision to pull out of the Grand Slam. 😌#USOpen pic.twitter.com/aeGED4rouc
— TENNIS (@Tennis) August 14, 2020
Serena Williams in Lexington, ranking, and results in 2020
Now ranked no.9, Serena Williams has a 10-2 win-loss record in 2020. The American is now competing in Lexington where she beat Bernarda Pera 4-6 6-4 6-1 and Venus Williams 3-6 6-3 6-4.
Serena Williams will fight against Rogers in the quarter. They have never played each so far on the main tour.
The American has won 1 title in 2020 in Auckland.
The American won 73 titles in her career: 43 on hard courts, 13 on clay courts, 7 on indoor courts, 2 on carpet courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu in 2020
Currently ranked no.6, Andreescu played her last match on the 30th of October 2019 when she had to retire when playing against Karolina Pliskova in the round robin and the scoreline was 6-3 .
Serena Williams and Bianca Vanessa Andreescu played each other twice. The head to head is 2-0 for Andreescu. The last time that they locked horns, Bianca Vanessa Andreescu won 6-3 7-5 in the final in New York (U.S. Open) in September 2019.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
