Bianca Andreescu feels in ‘great place’ in climb again to the highest

Former US Open champion Bianca Andreescu feels she is heading in the right direction to discovering her means again to the highest echelons of the game once more after fighting accidents and psychological well being points prior to now two years.

In 2019, Andreescu gained in Indian Wells and the Canadian Open at house earlier than happening to raise her maiden Grand Slam title at Flushing Meadows.

The 22-year-old Canadian rose to a career-best rating of fourth the identical yr however later struggled with accidents, by no means in a position to recuperate reprise the identical kind once more.

Andreescu, who has slipped to 53rd within the rankings, returned to the Tour in Stuttgart in April after a prolonged break to cope with psychological well being points and revealed that she was near quitting tennis.

“I think it’s getting there,” she mentioned on Thursday, after taking place to China’s Zheng Qinwen within the third spherical of the Canadian Open in Toronto. “I undoubtedly don’t assume I’m there but. But I simply acquired to maintain grinding.

“If I continue to just give my best and stay really committed to this. Because I really, really want this. Especially after so much time off, taking time for myself and all those like really rough moments.”

“I just feel like I’m in a great place right now. And even just me talking now I feel like last year, for instance, would be more negative. But I just, I feel so great.”

Zheng, 19, can also be having a breakthrough 2022. She was ranked 143rd on the planet in the beginning of the season however cracked the top-50 in June following a run to the fourth spherical of the French Open in Paris.

Andreescu had loads of encouraging phrases for her opponent.

“I think she’s playing top-10 level right now. She’s playing really, really good. I’m super happy for her,” Andreescu mentioned.

“When I used to be her age … I keep in mind simply being tremendous fearless. The gamers don’t know you that nicely as nicely. And you type of go on the market, play fearless, no strain. And that’s what she’s doing. Honestly, I believe she will win the match if she continues like that.