Bianca Andreescu trains ahead of competitive return, says she's "never been happier"
World No. 44 Bianca Andreescu was recently spotted training on the court for the first time in five months. The Canadian posted a video on her Instagram handle on Wednesday in which she could be seen practicing her groundstrokes at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.
"Never been happier," Andreescu captioned the post.
Bianca Andreescu was last seen in action at the 2021 BNP Paribas Open, where she lost in the third round to Anett Kontaveit.
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Anett Kontaveit hands Bianca Andreescu her first loss in Indian Wells, defeating the defending champion 7-6(5), 6-3.
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Andreescu failed to win any titles in the 2021 tennis season despite taking part in 11 tournaments, with her best performance coming at the Miami Open, where she ended up as the runner-up. She suffered early-round exits at the 2021 French Open, Berlin Championships and Cincinnati Open, among others.
Canada's Bianca Andreescu eliminated in French Open 1st round by 85th-ranked Tamara Zidansek after making 63 unforced errors buff.ly/2Tx3NKI
Andreescu hasn't played a single match in 2022. She withdrew from the 2022 Australian Open, stating that she was feeling "collective sadness and turmoil" due to a number of reasons.
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Bianca Andreescu to move out of top 100 after the 2022 Miami Open
Having reached a career-high ranking of No. 4 in 2019, Andreescu dropped out of the top 10 following her quarter-final loss to Maria Sakkari at the 2021 US Open. Her absence from the tour after Indian Wells further impacted her rankings as she is currently in the 44th position in the world.
What a marathon win for Sakkari!
After Kvitova, Maria Sakkari defeats another Grand Slam winner with Bianca Andreescu, defeated after a 3h30 fight 6-7 7-6 6-3 to reach US Open quarter-finals https://t.co/HADTcedpGk
Since Andreescu will miss the Miami Open this year, she is set to drop 650 points in the rankings as she was the runner-up at the event last year. This will leave her with 548 WTA points, potentially dropping her down to the 119th spot in the rankings.
Bianca Andreescu, who did not play a competitive match in 2020, is into the final in Miami
Martincova 7-6 (5) 6-2
Anisimova 7-6 6-7 (2) 6-4
Muguruza 3-6 6-3 6-2
Sorribes 6-4, 3-6 6-3
Sakkari 7-6 (7) 3-6 7-6 (4)
A 1st meeting with No. 1 Ash Barty next
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Andreescu has not yet announced when she will return to action.
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