Bianca Andreescu had an outstanding 2019. After conquering Indian Wells and the Rogers Cup, the Canadian sensation won the US Open. At that time, Bianca seemed almost unbeatable, and it looked as she had even forgotten how to lose. Unfortunately, things changed dramatically when she got badly injured to her knee during the WTA Finals.
Bianca has never really managed to recover since that injury especially from a mental point of view. She also struggled to cope with the stress generated by the global pandemic.
Andreescu and the Australian Open
Bianca posted a rather surprising statement on social media announcing that she will not participate in the upcoming Australian Open. This is what she said:
“Hi everyone.
As you all know, the past two years have been very challenging for me for a variety of reasons. Especially this year in particular, I spent multiple weeks in isolation quarantining which affected me greatly – both mentally and physically. In addition, my grandmother spent several weeks in the ICU due to a covid infection, something that really hit me hard.
A lot of days, I did not feel like myself, especially while I was training and/or playing matches. I felt like I was carrying the world on my shoulders. I could not detach myself from everything that was going on off the court; was feeling the collective sadness and turmoil around and it took it’s toll on me. I want to give myself extra time to re-set, recover, and grow from this (as cliche as that sounds) and continue to inspire by doing charity work, giving back and working on myself because I know by doing this, I will come back stronger than ever.
I will therefore not start my season in Australia this year, but will take some additional time to reflect, train, and be ready for the upcoming 2022 tennis season.”
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu in 2021
Currently the world no.46, the Canadian played her last match on the 11th of October when she was overcome by world no.7 Anett Kontaveit 7-6(5) 6-3 in the 3rd round in Indian Wells (draw).
At present, during this year the Canadian achieved an overall 17-12 win-loss record. Bianca Vanessa Andreescu’s best achievement of the current year was reaching the final in Miami.
