Bianca Andreescu Says the New WTA Event in Canada Will ‘Help Increase the Profile of Women’s Tennis’

2019 US Open champion Bianca Andreescu hasn’t played any matches since October last year. The 21-year-old Canadian star rose to fame after beating Serena Williams in the final of the US Open 2019. Since then, her incredibly promising career has been marred by various injury issues, which have kept her away from the Tour more often than not. 

In December last year, Andreescu announced she will miss the Australian Open. The young Canadian decided to take a break from tennis in order to recover. However, she looked really excited about the return of Odlum Brown VanOpen in Canada, as the tournament’s page posted a video of her on social media. 

Bianca Andreescu is excited about the return of Odlum Brown VanOpen

Almost two years, Odlum Brown VanOpen returns to Canada as a combined ATP Challenger Tour 125 and WTA 125 event. The tournament will start on 14th August 2022. Former World No.4, Bianca Andreescu is really excited about the return, as she posted her excitement on social media.

“I’m very excited that the Odlum Brown VanOpen is returning and has earned the designation of a WTA 125 event, another tournament of this caliber in Canada definitely helps increase the profile of women’s tennis in our country,” Andreescu said in the video. 

When will Andreescu return on the tour?

At the end of last year, the Canadian announced that she will take a break from tennis and will not play at the start of the 2022 season. Bianca revealed that she wants to recover mentally first, and play tennis later. On social media, she posted about her struggles last year in a detailed message.

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“I want to give myself extra time to re-set, recover, and grow from this (as cliché as that sounds) and continue to inspire by doing charity work, giving back and working on myself because I know by doing this, I will come back stronger than ever. I will therefore not start my season in Australia this year, but will take some additional time to reflect, train, and be ready for the upcoming 2022 tennis season,” Bianca wrote.

Since there’s ample time between now and August, we could see Bianca in action in her home country. We hope she returns to the Tour stronger than ever, mentally and physically. 

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