
During the 2024 Libema Open s-Hertogenbosch tournament, Bianca Andreescu revealed her go-to pre-match meal, which she labeled as 'boring'. However, the Canadian star was amused to discover several of her colleagues also shared her dining habits.
Andreescu finished runner-up at the event, falling to Liudmila Samsonova in an exciting three set encounter. The 2019 US Open champion reached her first final after making her return to the tour following a lengthy battle with injury.
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Tennis players reveal pre-match meal, much to Andreescu's surprise
In a promotional shoot for the grass court event in s-Hertogenbosch, several players were asked to disclose their go-to meals before a match. All players involved stated they would eat a meal consisting of chicken and rice.
"It's pretty boring, it's just basically chicken and rice," said American ATP star Tommy Paul.
"Boring, like chicken and rice," said compatriot Jessica Pegula.
Although Andreescu and Sebastian Korda mentioned rice and chicken, they also included adding some form of vegetables.
"I'd stick with chicken, rice and vegetables," answered Andreescu.
"Chicken and rice, and some sort of vegetables," replied Korda.
The official Libema Open Instagram account posted a video depicting the players naming their pre-match meal.
"I think we found the key to becoming a pro player.. 🍗 🍚 🥦 ," the Libema Open captioned their Instagram post.
After seeing the video, Andreescu took to social media to share her amused response at them all naming the same meal.
"😂 😂 ," Andreescu captioned her Instagram story.
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