‘Just Sit on My Bed and Cry”: Bianca Andreescu Reveals Her Taxing Battle With Knee Injury

Published 01/30/2021, 10:00 PM EST

Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu is waiting to get on the court at the Australian Open 2021. This Grand Slam is very important for her as a knee injury kept her out of action for more than a year. Recently, the 20-year-old opened up about her recovery struggles.

2019 was a breakthrough year for the Canadian as she made a massive leap in the WTA rankings. However, a knee injury at the WTA Finals in Shenzhen that year cause her to miss the entire 2020 tennis season.

Even though she doesn’t like it, Bianca has to make deductions about the injury. Earlier, due to a back injury, she did not play a single match in 2018 as well.

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“I don’t really like to spend much time talking about the specifics with injuries,” Bianca said.“But it is part of being an athlete.”

And so, the next step for her is to talk with the team. “When things like [Shenzhen] happen, I have to sit down with my team and figure out why it happened. We thought it could be poor planning.”

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The 2019 US Open champion is undoubtedly one of the brightest talents on the women’s tour. As a 19-year-old, she defeated many of the top 10 players, including Serena Williams. All Bianca is left to conquer is her persistent knee injury.

“I’m trying to prevent as much as possible and hopefully I won’t have to be giving more interviews about [being] injured. Like anyone, I had my bad days,” the former World No.4 said. “Sometimes I would just sit on my bed and cry because I couldn’t do anything.”

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Difficulties continued for Andreescu as her coach tested positive upon arriving in Australia. That meant no training and no coach for Bianca Andreescu, but she didn’t stop and found an old-school method to keep herself engaged during the quarantine period.

“During this quarantine, I pictured myself on the court, playing tennis, having the same feelings, feeling the shots. All of that,” said Andreescu. “There’s studies that show imagery works just as well, if you do it correctly, as you being on the court. That’s huge.”

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Bianca will be a big threat for every player trying to grab their hands on the Australian Open 2021 title. Hopefully, this season will bring out more tennis from her and fewer injuries. Without them, the young Canadian has an astounding game that can earn her multiple titles.

Watch: Serena Williams Trains With 4 Time Grand Slam Champion Ahead of Australian Open 2021

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Purav Joshi is a Tennis author at EssentiallySports. Having a degree in Films, Television and Media Production, he guided his passion for writing and journalism into the sport of aces and rallies. With over 2 years of experience as a copywriter, Purav has authored over 500 tennis articles.

‘Just Sit on My Bed and Cry”: Bianca Andreescu Reveals Her Taxing Battle With Knee Injury

Bianca Andreescu opens about her bad days in tennis

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