Bianca Andreescu’s 2019: From No. 152 to U.S. Open Champion

Bianca Andreescu’s 2019: From No. 152 to U.S. Open Champion

After Bianca Andreescu won her United States Open elimination round on Thursday night, Pam Shriver of ESPN advised her in a postmatch meet that a year back, "I don't think I'd knew about you." 

By Saturday night, Andreescu, 19-year-old Canadian, was a Grand Slam champion after she crushed Serena Williams, 6-3, 7-5, in the last. 

Despite the fact that well off the radar a year ago, Andreescu has made buzz all through her incredibly fast ascent to the highest point of tennis this season, when she has arranged a 45-4 record. 

Positioning: 208 

In the first round of the United States Open qualifying competition, Andreescu loses to Olga Danilovic, 6-3, 7-5. 

NOV. 18, 2018 

Positioning: 178 

After the official part of the bargain WTA season, Andreescu wins a little competition in Norman, Okla., where the all out prize cash pot is $25,000. 

DEC. 28, 2018-JAN. 6, 2019 

Positioning: 152 

Seeded fifth in the passing draw of the WTA competition in Auckland, New Zealand, Andreescu starts her 2019 season with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Kristina Kucova. 

Throughout the following week, Andreescu routs three seeded players — No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki, the seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams and Hsieh Su-wei — to contact her first WTA last. Andreescu loses the last to the safeguarding champion Julia Görges, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1. 

JAN. 14-16 

Positioning: 106 

Subsequent to winning three matches to fit the bill for the Australian Open, Andreescu gets her first Grand Slam fundamental draw win against the American trump card Whitney Osuigwe. 

After two days, Andreescu loses in the second round to the thirteenth seeded Anastasija Sevastova, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2. It remains the latest Grand Slam misfortune Andreescu has had. 

Positioning: No. 106 

During the second seven day stretch of the Australian Open, Andreescu defeats Eugenie Bouchard, 6-2, 6-0, in the quarterfinals of a lower-level WTA occasion in Newport Beach, Calif. Bouchard, a finalist at Wimbledon in 2014, had been the best Canadian player in ladies' tennis this century. Andreescu proceeds to win the competition, the greatest title of her profession by then. She improved her record for the year to 16-2. 

FEB. 9-10 

Positioning: 70 

Andreescu wins two matches in Fed Cup in 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands, to lead Canada to the playoff round. 

Walk 1 

Positioning: 71 

Andreescu loses to Sofia Kenin, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 in the elimination rounds of the Mexican Open in Acapulco. It is the last finished match she has lost. 

Walk 13-17 

Positioning: 60 

Andreescu stops people in their tracks by steering double cross Grand Slam champion Garbiñe Muguruza, 6-0, 6-1, in the quarterfinals of the lofty competition in Indian Wells, Calif. After four days, Andreescu wins an exciting ride last to guarantee the greatest title of her profession up until now, beating the eighth-seeded Angelique Kerber, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4. She is currently 28-3 in the 2019 season. 

Walk 23-25 

Positioning: 24 

Andreescu beats Kerber for the second time in seven days, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, in the third round of the Miami Open. Andreescu battled with her correct shoulder during the match, and required a visit from the mentor. As they meet at the net to shake hands, Kerber calls Andreescu "the greatest busybody ever." 

Somewhere around 1-6, 0-2 to Anett Kontaveit in the fourth round, Andreescu resigns on account of correct shoulder damage, which would keep her out for two months. The retirement considers a misfortune; it is her latest misfortune. 

APRIL 3 

Positioning: 23 

Andreescu tosses out the principal pitch at a Toronto Blue Jays game. The Blue Jays win, 5-3, over the Baltimore Orioles. 

MAY 27-29 

Positioning: 23 

Andreescu plays her first coordinate in over two months, extended crosswise over two days subsequent to being suspended on account of murkiness. She beats a fortunate failure, Marie Bouzkova, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4. 

The following day Andreescu pulls back from the French Open due to her common right shoulder damage. Her withdrawal gives a walkover in the following round to Kenin, who proceeds to win her next match against Serena Williams. The walkover does not consider a misfortune, however denotes the last competition Andreescu entered without winning.