Bianca Andreescu: The confidence is still in me
One of the most talked about players on the WTA Tour – Bianca Andreescu got injured and has been out of action since March and is now set to play at the French Open.
"That confidence is still in me," the 18-year-old said. "I pulled out against Anett (Kontaveit in the fourth round at the Miami Open), but I’m still technically on like a 10 match winning streak so I think it's still giving me a lot of confidence going into the clay here."
Ranked outside the Top-100 at the beginning of the 2019 season, she now sees herself seeded No.22 at Roland Garros. Speaking about her healing shoulder, the Canadian added, "It's in perfect health," she said. "I've been taking my training very progressively the last couple of weeks. I’ve been training at the Rafa Nadal Academy, the facility was amazing and I got very good training in so I’m feeling pretty prepared."
“Obviously, Bianca is in a different space now than she was at the time," warned coach Sylvain Bruneau. "She was really playing well, lots of matches and now she's had two months off so we'll see. There’s no expectations. Just go out there and be able to compete pain-free, that’s the objective.”
Andreescu also believes that she can catch top form without taking much time. "Every tournament I go into I want to win it," she said. "I know it’s my first tournament back, but if I give 100 per cent every match that’s all that matters to me really. If I get good training in then I think it’s very similar to getting matches in at a tournament, because my coach and I try to put things on the line so it actually feels like I’m at a tournament, so I did that and I’m feeling really good."
from Tennis World USA http://bit.ly/2HW5pnV
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