Bianca Andreescu Targets Indian Wells Comeback

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Sunday February 4 2024

Off the court docket since final August as a result of a again harm, and winless since Wimbledon 2023, Bianca Andreescu is focusing on a return at Indian Wells in 2024.

The 2019 Indian Wells and US Open champion was on the NHL All-Star sport in Toronto on Saturday and informed TSN’s Mark Masters that she is feeling higher, however not fairly at one hundred pc.

“It’s getting there. It’s not 100%, but I’m really hoping that I can play Indian Wells,” Andreescu informed TSN’s Mark Masters. “It’s not guaranteed, but I’m taking it day by day, and I’m really hoping I can get back on court soon.”

Asked what the biggest challenge has been in her recovery, Andreescu said: “I feel like I have dealt with so much that I know how exactly to handle myself. A lot of visualization work, meditation, to try to speed up the recovery. Obviously, with something like this, you can’t really speed anything up, other than rest, so that’s what I’ve been doing. I’ve been doing stuff outside of the court, a lot of stuff in the gym, rehab, seeing my physio.”

Andreescu stated she was tuned into the Australian Open, even when it isn’t all the time simple being compelled to be a spectator.

Started watching tennis once more at this time for the primary time in a very long time and what’s on is Thompson vs Nadal… lol. 2 h 40 and the third set simply began 🥲. This sport is one thing else 🙈

— Bianca (@Bandreescu_) January 5, 2024

“It’s not fun watching other players play and you can’t play that specific tournament,” she said, before adding that she was impressed by Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner.

“Quite a lot of the matches had been loopy,” she stated. “On the ladies’ aspect I wasn’t shocked by Sabalenka, however on the blokes’ aspect, Sinner … he is wonderful however I did not suppose it will come so quickly. He’s had wonderful outcomes – I’m positively joyful for him.”