"When I started losing, I didn't know what was happening": Andreescu discusses lonely journey after initial career success
WTA
Bianca
Andreescu has commented on the solitary life of tennis players and her
struggles with injuries.
The
22-year-old athlete has had challenging years since winning the US Open in
2019. Injuries have been a constant throughout Bianca Andreescu's career, and
this year she suffered a severe ankle injury during her match against Ekaterina
Aleksandrova in the round of 16, which forced her to withdraw from the
tournament.
“First of
all, it was the worst pain I’ve ever felt,” says Andreescu. “And second, I was
thinking: ‘Why me? Why again?’ and in Miami too, every time I’m in Miami –
2019, 2021, 2023, I’m playing really good tennis, and then I get injured,”
Andreescu said.
“I just
tried my best to stay positive. It wasn’t easy. But at one point, I felt a
sense of peace, that it was supposed to happen in a way,” she added.
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Last year,
the Canadian player decided to take a break for her mental health and
volunteered at a shelter for victims of domestic violence. She mentioned that
her self-esteem was strongly tied to the results she achieved on the tennis
court.
“I started
at age seven, we kind of identify ourselves as a sports person. And we kind of
forget about the human being,”
“As a young
athlete, I was doing really, really well in the juniors, ITFs. And then my
first year in the pros, I won the freaking US Open. I knew what it was to win,
basically,” claimed Andreescu.
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“And then
when I started losing, I didn’t know what was happening in a way. I didn’t know
how to deal with it. I was shocked, which was really weird because people are
losing every single week in tennis. And now I know how it feels. I’ve been
through it and I’m glad that I did because I was able to realise that if I want
to have a long career, I can’t continue like that.”
“There are
more important things out there than winning or losing or even just playing
tennis. I’m very grateful to play but having food on the table is more
important, amazing parents, supportive friends, little things like that.
Thinking about that has really helped me shift my perspective,” former world
No. 4 said.
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Bianca
Andreescu commented on the situation of American tennis player Amanda
Anisimova, who recently decided to take a break for mental health reasons.
“It takes a
lot of guts to do something like that. For me it took a lot because you’re not
only thinking about yourself, but you have to think about everybody else around
you and to be able to take that step is incredible. So I condone her for that.
And I think it’s probably going to be the best decision she’s ever made,” Andreescu
added.
“You’re alone
out there, you’re alone on the court, you don’t have anyone really helping you.
It’s like a lonely, lonely journey in a way. But if you try to find love in the
process, that’s the most important thing, basically, love and appreciation.”
Since her
return to the tennis court in the clay season, Andreescu has participated in
the Madrid Open and Rome Open, experiencing first-round defeats against Wang
Xiyu and Marketa Vondrousova, respectively. Her debut match at the French Open
is scheduled for Tuesday against former world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka.
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