"I rediscovered my love for tennis" admits Andreescu after her comeback

| by Evita Mueller

In a recent interview with Toronto Life, Bianca Andreescu, who recently returned back to the WTA Tour, opened up more about her personal life.

After winning 48 matches, 3 big titles and rising to the fourth place of the WTA Rankings in 2019, Bianca Andreescu struggled to return back to the top, mostly because of injuries. Now, the young Canadian is back and she's ready to prove her qualities as she already showed some solid performances in Madrid and Rome.

"My goal is to win other Grand Slams" admits Bianca Andreescu
"My goal is to win other Grand Slams" admits Bianca Andreescu

"The thing about being on tour is that you can only think about tennis. Taking time away meant I could finally listen to myself, listen to my body. I went to this place in Costa Rica called Blue Spirit, which is like a self-discovery retreat: qigong by the ocean every morning, a lot of meditation and lectures on spirituality."

"I was able to rediscover my love for tennis. I’ve started training again. Every day I recite my positive affirmations, and I have learned to love the process. I really do feel that tennis is my calling. I can use it as a platform to make change, especially in the area of women’s rights. I’ve been lucky enough to talk to Billie Jean King, who told me that the opportunities to make change will come naturally. That pressure is a privilege."

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"It's nice to see us both excel" - Andreescu on facing Swiatek

"I worked on the book, Bibi’s Got Game, during lockdown in Toronto, which was great because it gave me something to do. I wanted to share everything that I experienced, all of the challenges I faced."

Speaking about her rocket rise, she said: "At first it was amazing, because it was just about the tennis. It was before all of the attention, the sponsorships, the pressure. Expectations got higher and higher. I had two major injuries just a few months apart that really killed my momentum."

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