‘Orthodox Chrstian’ Bianca Andreescu Reveals What She Truly Feels About Being Religious – ‘I Believe..’

When Canadian WTA star Bianca Andreescu won the 2019 US Open under seemingly impossible circumstances, she made the sign of the cross before accepting the trophy. After all, she had defeated the queen, Serena Williams, in front of her home crowd for a Grand Slam. Not to mention that with her victory, Andreescu became the first Canadian to ever win a single trophy in a Grand Slam, that too at 19 years of age. To the believers, if that was not an act of God, what was?

Unfortunately, the champion has had an injury-stricken 2023. Andreescu is now preparing for the upcoming Paris Olympics, set on making a comeback at the upcoming French Open after keeping eight months out of the court due to injury. But she is not participating in any tours, Andreescu engaged in candid conversations with her fans on social media revealing an interesting side of her religious beliefs.

Born as an “Orthodox Christian”, Bianca Andreescu calls her faith more “spiritual”

In a Q and A session on Instagram, one fan asked Bianca Andreescu, “Are you a believer? As in do you have a religion? In her response, Andreescu wrote- “Loaded question for me but the short answer is yes. I was raised Orthodox Christian but I’m not super into the whole concept of what religion stands for, I prefer to use the word spiritual. I believe in a higher power that we’re all apart of.”

Andreescu has previously spoken about using holistic practices like meditations that help her block out external factors and keep a focused mind. This Canadian tennis star revealed that meditation has been an integral part of her life since she was 12 or 13 years old. Andreescu said during an interview in Miami Open 2023– “I think everything physical comes from the mental side of everything, emotional, spiritual, all that. So I feel like it’s mainly in my head. I think that’s been the toughest part because I know if everything’s good in my head, everything will be good physically,” 

She started practicing guided meditation at the age of twelve and now uses it to find peace in personal growth. Andreescu’s habit of meditation shows that she is not an ordinary believer in religion, but as she said on Instagram, believes more in spirituality. This WTA star relied on religion’s spiritual aspects to enhance her abilities and mental health. Now Andreescu is gearing up for the next big tennis tournament.

Excited Bianca Andreescu shows an interesting attitude to participate in the Paris Olympics

During the BNP Paribas Open 2024 tour, Andreescu spoke about her anticipated return this season. In this context, she seemed enthusiastic about her debut Olympic endeavor in Paris. Andreescu said- “The Olympics are this year. It’ll be my first Olympics, so I want to be able to play that tournament…It’s obviously nice to be here but I would have loved to play. But I’m feeling much better, now that I’m healed. I can play again and now the goal is the French Open. I’ve been training on the clay.”

Bianca Andreescu’s message on her religious faith showcased that she possesses a more spiritual outlook than Christian Orthodox mentality. In fact, it is great to see, Andreescu implementing her spiritual thoughts as practices as she delved into the world of meditation!