In Andreescu's fourth match back from her six-month mental health hiatus the Canadian claimed her first Top 10 win since defeating Serena Williams in the 2019 US Open final.
Ranked No.111 coming into Madrid, former World No.5 Andreescu is guaranteed to return to the Top 100 next week thanks to this win over
Danielle Collins 6-1 6-1. Spkeaing after the match, Bianca said:
"I knew I had to put on a very good performance
because she's been doing very well recently; I did not expect for it to
go like that at all. But I stuck to my game plan and it worked."
She continued:
"What I did well today is, I stayed in the present moment and told
myself it's not over til it's over, even at 6-1, 4-1. She started
hitting the ball harder and sometimes it would go in, sometimes it
wouldn't. But what she did was very smart because that, in turn, put
pressure on me."
It's been a struggle to come back but Andreescu keeps grinding:
"I've been trying to find my way back, and we were talking the other
day about how I hope it doesn't take too many matches. I was happy I was
able to get in that zone again and I found all the tics that helped me
in my previous matches. It really helps, even little things like
touching the line or hitting your shoes with the racquet, it helps a
lot.