Bianca Vanessa Andreescu and Naomi Osaka are 2 of the most interesting up-and-coming players. Bianca and Naomi are already slam champions, and both admit that they have been struggling with depression.
Andreescu and her injury
Talking to The Canadian Press, Bianca Andreescu revealed that her world was completely shaken when she got injured during the 2019 WTA Finals a few months after she won a fantastic US Open:
“It was a complete stop, and that was probably the worst feeling that I had. It brought me down many levels because after that, I didn’t play for a year and a half. You go from that high to that low. And it’s like, how do I get back into that zone?”
“During this time with the pandemic, things haven’t been easy for everyone,” she added. “So I hope this can bring some smiles to peoples’ faces.”
Bianca Andreescu will play next in Montreal where she will try to defend her title at the Rogers Cup.
Naomi Osaka struggling with mental health
A couple of months ago, Naomi Osaka also hit the headlines all over the world after she retired from the French Open, citing mental issues. Later, the Japanese champion has decided to pull out also from Wimbledon and focus her attention exclusively on the Olympic Games. Eventually, Naomi Osaka lost in the third round in Tokyo admitting that she was struggling with the pressure. It is not clear when Naomi Osaka will be back and play on the tour.
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu in 2021
Ranked world no.5, Andreescu played her last match on the 30th of June when she capitulated to world no.63 Alize Cornet 6-2 6-1 in the 1st round in Wimbledon (draw).
At present, during this year Bianca achieved a compiled 12-7 win-loss record. Bianca Vanessa Andreescu’s most significant result of the year was getting to the final in Miami.
Naomi Osaka in 2021
At the moment ranked no.2, Osaka played her last match on the 27th of July when she capitulated to world no.42 Marketa Vondrousova 6-1 6-4 in the 3rd round in Tokyo (draw).
This season Naomi owns a compiled 16-4 match record. Osaka has won 1 title at the Australian Open.
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu and Naomi Osaka played each other only on 1 occasion. The head to head 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.
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Bianca Vanessa Andreescu and Naomi Osaka |
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