On Monday, Tennis Canada announced that Bianca Andreescu (Mississauga, ON), Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON), Leylah Annie Fernandez (Laval, QC), Rebecca Marino (Vancouver, BC), and Marina Stakusic (Mississauga, ON) were selected to represent Team Canada at the Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Finals in Malaga, Spain. The Finals run from November 13 to 20, with…
Jasmine Paolini resisted a strong opening set effort from Bianca Andreescu, powering past the Canadian 7-6(4), 6-1 to advance to the fourth round of Wimbledon on Friday. The Italian struck 17 winners and converted four of seven break point chances in the 1 hour and 31 minute victory. In a rematch of their Roland Garros…
Bianca Andreescu continued her strong run of form on grass courts, defeating Linda Noskova 6-3, 7-6(5) to advance to the third round of Wimbledon. The Mississauga native ripped 28 winners and was a perfect 5/5 on break points saved as she knocked off the 26th seed from Czechia in 1 hour and 33 minutes. The…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday July 3, 2024 13 former Grand Slam champions entered the women’s singles draw at Wimbledon this year. As of this writing, eight currently remain, one of them being Canada’s Bianca Andreescu, who reached the third round with a 6-3, 7-6(5) win over Linda Noskova on Day 3. Andreescu,…
No 2 seed Liudmila Samsonova from Russia dashed Canada’s Bianca Andreescu’s birthday title hopes to win her first title of the season, 4-6 6-3 7-5, in the final of the Libéma Open in ’s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, on Sunday. I’m a little bit tired, honestly. I think, where I go it always rains, I don’t know. It’s…
The 2024 Bad Homburg Open is the final WTA 500 tournament before Wimbledon, and the draw has already been released. Wimbledon is fast approaching, and in the final week of preparations, from June 23rd to 29th, the Bad Homburg Open will be played. The tournament will serve as the final preparation for many players ahead…
If Gabriela Dabrowski and Bianca Andreescu were rusty on the grass last week, no one would have known based on their results. Both recently had extended layoffs and are just working their way back on tour, but in their first grass events of the season, they found themselves in finals, with the Ottawan getting her…
Bianca Andreescu had a successful run at the 2024 Libema Open, reaching the final and is set to climb 65 spots on the WTA Rankings due to her performance. After missing most of the year with injuries, the Canadian made a comeback at Roland Garros. Her absence was due to her focus on returning to…
Bianca Andreescu hasn’t won a trophy since 2019, and after failing to do so once more, the Canadian broke down in tears during the trophy ceremony. When Andreescu won the US Open back in 2019 as a teenager, many anticipated that in the following years, the Canadian would win many more titles, likely even at…
Liudmila Samsonova dug deep to defeat Bianca Andreescu 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 to win the Libema Open on Sunday. The 25-year-old proved stronger in the latter stages, firing 36 winners, and outlasting the former Grand Slam winner in 2 hours and 34 minutes. Competing on her 24th birthday, it was Andreescu who initially came out stronger,…
