![]() ![]() I don't want to speak on behalf of her but I'm sure she wants to do better than she is. “Also, I know that we both haven't been having, I guess, the results we wanted. "All the success, all the media stuff like that, how she dealt with it, how I dealt with it, how we can maybe help each other in that way. ![]() "I would love to talk to her about just like what happened after US Open," Andreescu said in a post-match interview. One positive to come out of the tournament in Florida for the duo was uncovering that they were, in a way, kindred spirits.īefore the Canadian's own injury turmoil, Andreescu said she would be eager to speak with the Brit about their shared, roller-coaster experiences: ![]() The Pair's much-touted Miami Open meeting last week ended with 22-year-old Andreescu taking the win in three sets, 6-3 3-6 6-2, with 20-year-old Raducanu admitting afterwards that the wrist injury that has been plaguing her since last year flared up during the game, impacting her ability to play.Īndreescu’s own tournament run also ended up being cut short after injury.ĭuring her fourth-round clash against Ekaterina Alexandrova the former US Open champ tore two ligaments in her ankle forcing her out of action for the foreseeable future. With a target on her back, the Brit then grappled with the unforgiving nature of the WTA Tour, with injury seeming to constantly hamper her progress as she dropped out of the top 50. Like 22-year-old Andreescu, Briton Raducanu also had the world on notice in her teenage years following a string of breakout performances.Īfter a standout run at Wimbledon 2021, where she made the fourth round, Raducanu then became the first qualifier in history to win a grand slam after defeating Leylah Fernandez in the final of the 2021 US Open. Thereafter Canadian Andreescu found herself struggling for form and with injuries slipping from a career-high No 4 in 2019 to falling outside of the top 40 three years later. In 2019, Andreescu enjoyed a major breakthrough year, winning women's singles titles in Indian Wells and at the Canadian Open before defeating Serena Williams in the final at Flushing Meadows to be crowned a Grand Slam champion at just 19. But the path the two have trodden to sporting stardom is also remarkably similar. Emma Raducanu and Bianca Andreescu share more than just a talent for playing tennis.īoth were born outside Toronto in Canada and both share Romanian heritage. ![]()
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