No time to waste for Andreescu

She reeled off consecutive wins against Top-20 players at Rome, defeating Donna Vekic and Elena Rybakina to reach the round of 16, and on Monday the former Grand Slam champion was in command from start to finish as she sailed past the 21-year-old Chinese behind a barrage of forehand winners and her trademark variety in 57 minutes on Court Suzanne-Lenglen.

It’s a small step forward in a season that Andreescu hopes will yield a renaissance.  

“I do believe that I can get back to the top, and I think I showed that last week,” Andreescu said, before expressing the sense of urgency that she currently feels with regard to her results. 

“I have no time to waste, for me it’s not like it’s now or never because I know I’m still only 24, but I see all these youngsters doing well and I’m like ahh [expresses alarm], because I’ve been on the tour for quite a while, like six years, right?

“Whatever I can do to control the controllables, I will do. That’s me, my attitude, what I put in my body, all this stuff.” 

Since she broke out and won the US Open on her tournament debut as a 19-year-old, Andreescu has endured a spate of injuries that have sapped her belief, both in her knack for winning close matches and, perhaps more importantly, her ability to stay healthy. 

But she believes she is turning a corner, and her results are proof, at least in the short-term. Ever the seeker, Andreescu has changed her diet, and eliminated alcohol. She also has become an acolyte of fitness guru David Asprey, who is known as the “father of biohacking.”

“There was always something. I’m not going to say that’s how it’s always going to be, because we put our bodies through so much, physically, mentally, emotionally,” she said, adding: “But it’s such a good feeling, having the routines, the physio, the fitness and really feeling confident in that – it’s like the best feeling ever, and I think I’m finally there.” 

Andreescu, who will face Japan’s Nao Hibino in the second round of qualifying, says she feels lighter and thus less susceptible to injuries.

“I feel incredible and I think I look good, too,” she said. “I’ve been trying to “lean out” as much as possible because the more weight you have the more pressure you have on your joints when you’re on the court. It has helped a lot.” 

Andreescu says that watching an interview in which NBA legend Kobe Bryant talked about eschewing alcohol in the name of better health changed her perspective. 

“You know when you watch something or read something, something just clicks in you sometimes,” she said. “I was like ‘Okay, no more alcohol.’ Now I have no desire, it’s a good feeling.” 

The positive changes are all part of the evolution of Bianca Andreescu the person, and the player. She continually stresses that she is seeking something that runs deeper than achieving results on the tennis court. 

“Before I never looked at myself as Bianca Andreescu, the person,” she says. “I always saw myself as Bianca Andreescu the tennis player and I identified myself too much with that and so when I would win, it was okay, and when I would lose it was the end of the world. 

“Switching my mindset on and saying ‘If I can make three people smile today, or hold the door for someone,' just little things like that. For me, I do believe in good karma as well, but it’s also just for the soul, because we’re all here to help each other out in any way that we can.” 

“It’s one of my goals, too – to be an inspiration.” 

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