Bianca Andreescu has been struggling to find her form this season. She has competed in twenty-nine matches this season and has just won fifteen of them. Out of the fourteen events she has played so far, only once has she reached the semifinals. Andreescu’s winning percentage has dropped on all surfaces, and she is currently having a tough time even on hard courts.
Andreescu was last seen playing at the Washington Open. She lost in the opening round to Marta Kostyuk in a match that lasted for almost three hours. Kostyuk had also lost to Andreescu in their only meeting a few months back. The match saw both players testing their limits. In the fifth game of the final set, Andreescu was involved in an outburst with a spectator, putting the game on hold for a few minutes.
With that serve i dont think she can her serve is awful ahe should work on it and mental strength too I watched her match against kostyuk ecen though she served poorly and played well she looked defeated like she already lost the game before the game was over
— ilekuba chinedu (@IlekubaChinedu) August 5, 2023
And then it takes her one match to run in an opposite direction and the glass body shatters and she is back to square one. repeat
— JB (@Brar_JSB) August 5, 2023
Attitude issues
— Russell Laidley (@RussellLaidley) August 5, 2023
Why even post this stuff? Have you seen her play this year? She’s been so erratic. Can’t even handle a heckler in the crowd.
— John Driver (@DriverESPN) August 5, 2023
The Canadian’s play was interrupted by the man who screamed multiple times after her serve. It distracted her, and she vented out in frustration by telling him to shut up. The spectator was then removed from the stands as play resumed. The incident has been portrayed in a negative light by some fans. They went after Andreescu’s attitude regarding the incident.
Andreescu is not able to perform like before because of her injury
Andreescu found fame and success early in her career; she won the US Open in 2019. Being a holder at age nineteen and winning a Grand Slam by defeating Serena Williams in the final is not a small feat, after all. When asked about her goals, she said she doesn’t like seeing that number next to her name and knows she can be better. Her goal by the end of the year is to be in the top 20, or top 10. That’s the ranking she should have. She will work hard and it will pay off. Andreescu’s rankings have dropped, but she has not given up.
The 23-year-old had to be removed from the court with the help of a wheelchair a few months back in Miami. She was playing against Ekaterina Alexandrova in a fourth-round battle at the Miami Open when Andreescu fell while returning a shot. Her left ankle was affected as she tore two ligaments, putting her out of the tour for a month. She returned with two opening-round losses and reached the fourth round at the French Open. Since the injury, Andreescu has failed to win more than two matches in a row.
The former world No.4 has had a string of injuries. She had a torn meniscus in 2019 and a back injury in 2020. She did not play a match in 2020, but her growth has taken a severe hit due to constant injuries. The world No.44 is still young but needs to be more careful with her injuries, as she cannot afford to miss more matches.