"I've thought about the parallels": Look back to Andreescu on similarities with Raducanu ahead of Miami Open clash

Bianca Andreescu and Emma Raducanu will be rivals in the first round of the Miami Open and share some aspects in their respective careers.

An interesting match for fans will be played between 20-year-old British Raducanu and 22-year-old Canadian Andreescu. Both managed to win the US Open as teenagers, and share being born in Canada and having Romanian ancestry. Additionally, both faced the difficulties of being Grand Slam champions at a very young age (18 and 19 years old respectively), although Andreescu has had better results after her first major, neither has been able to meet the expectations that were expected.

Regarding this, the Canadian said during 2022:

I've thought about the parallels, but I don't go crazy,” “It's just a really weird coincidence,” she said while admitting her desire to face Raducanu.

“I watched her win the US Open, and I was really happy for her because I won it basically around her age,” she also said during Rome. “Obviously, she was playing a Canadian [Leylah Fernandez], so that was really nice too. She's a really great player, so I'm expecting a really good match. I remember saying, ‘I want to play her,’ and it looks like I got my wish.”

On her side, the British athlete also had words for her next rival:

“I thought Bianca was playing incredibly well,” said the world No. 72 “I think her physicality is one of her strengths, how good she is moving, how low she stays. I think that's really cool. And probably something I can learn from myself.”

They have previously played against one another at the 2022 Rome Masters, where Andreescu emerged victorious with a score of 6-2, 2-1, after the British player withdrew due to an injury. The winner of the first round in Miami will be facing Maria Sakkari, the tournament's seventh seed.

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