Bianca Andreescu started her 2023 Thailand Open campaign with a straight-sets win over Harriet Dart and she was content with the result.
Andreescu is the biggest name in the draw and it's a great chance to finally snatch a trophy which would do wonders for her confidence. Her game has been steadily improving for months but it's still not consistent enough to make her a huge threat.
I think I played really well. In the second set, I felt like I lost my concentration just a little bit. Waiting around all day isn't fun. So I was a bit tired but I'm super glad that I bounced back and was able to finish the match.
It was a good start against Dart but also some careless play in the second set. She was up 5-1 but allowed Dart to come back to 5-4 before Andreescu broke her one final time to win the match. Her next match is against Russian youngster Zakharova.