Still, nothing could possibly telegraph what happened next, at Indian Wells more than two years ago. She was ranked No.152 to open the 2019 season, but ran off a series of accomplishments – reaching the finals in Auckland and the Acapulco semifinals, among others – that moved her ranking to a healthy No.60. That’s one thing I learned now that I wish I did back then.”īack then, in less than a fortnight, she blasted into the consciousness of mainstream tennis. “For me, it was being injured two months after and that was really hard for me. “The advice I would give is to always remain grateful, even if you’re having the hugest successes, because it can all be taken away from you in a split second,” Andreescu said. Andreescu's answer was poignant, laced with a bittersweetness that can come only with experience. She was only 18 at the time and quickly elevated herself as the next big thing on tour.Īndreescu was asked in a pre-tournament press conference what advice she would offer to the more recent successful teenagers on tour like Emma Raducanu, Leylah Fernandez – the two US Open finalists from last month – and Coco Gauff.
Hard to believe, but it’s been 31 months since Andreescu’s breakout victory at Indian Wells. On Saturday, Andreescu will put those forehands and backhands to good use when No.16 seed plays her first match against Alison Riske, who was a 6-2, 6-2 winner against qualifier En-Shuo Liang in the opening round. Standing about 10 feet apart, Sillah – who has trained Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka and Sloane Stephens – bounced a medicine ball waist high to Andreescu, who threw it back, mimicking the motions of a forehand or backhand.
On Thursday, the BNP Paribas Open posted an Instagram video of Bianca Andreescu and her fitness coach, Abdul Sillah.
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