Bianca Andreescu overcame a second-set wobble to defeat Harmony Tan to begin her US Open campaign but the 2019 champion saw her form upturn after she changed her Nike dress.
Andreescu pleaded with the umpire to let her change it due to bothering her as a result of the wind and it seemed to work. She will now face Beatriz Haddad-Maia next up.
“Can this not count as one of my changeovers because, I mean, it’s not my fault, it’s Nike’s fault. This dress is so bad,” Andreescu appealed to the umpire.
She was allowed to change it and spoke in the press conference after about what was bothering her.
"It was just bothering me on some forehands. I just felt like it was kind of coming up a bit. Obviously the wind didn't help.
"I meant no disrespect with what I said to the umpire. I was trying to convince him to not take away that washroom break, because I know we only get two. He was very nice to say it was totally okay."
"I could have definitely used a different choice of wording. So I apologise to anyone I disrespected. I love Nike and I hope I can be with them for the rest of my life. But, yeah."
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