"I believe you have to learn from your mistakes," Andreescu reflects on her injury period
After a series of injuries that prevented her from maintaining her top-level performance, Bianca Andreescu hopes to one day rediscover the form that allowed her to win a Grand Slam.
Bianca Andreescu had won the 2019 US Open, establishing herself as one of the future stars of world tennis. But since then, the Canadian, now 25 years old, has struggled to regain her best level.
While her career has been disrupted by repeated injuries, the world number 181 must now go through qualifying rounds in most major tournaments, as was the case at the Wuhan WTA 1000.
After beating Tereza Valentova, she fell at the gates of the main draw against Anastasia Zakharova (1-6, 7-6, 6-3). In an interview with Tennis365, the former world number 4 reflected on her journey in recent years.
"It's been several years since I won the US Open and so much has happened since that moment. I still have big ambitions, I know what I want to accomplish.
The problem is that I've had so many injury relapses that I don't have much competitive rhythm. That will probably be the most important thing to acquire if I want to return to the top.
I can't even say if I'm playing at the same level as in 2019, everything is so different. I'm not the same person I was six years ago because back then, I had no expectations of myself.
Nobody really knew me and I had no real responsibilities. Everything has changed since then. Of course, I didn't play a single match in 2020, which is a long period of unavailability and it takes time to regain your level after suffering serious injuries.
I'm very happy with the person I am today and I'm not necessarily trying to get back what I had in 2019. What I'm trying to do is find how I can achieve the same results.
Having so many wins at any point in your career is difficult to handle, but when you're a teenager on the rise, it's even more so.
I honestly think I could have benefited from some advice after my US Open victory.
Things might have been different, but I firmly believe you have to learn from your mistakes. That's how you improve as a person," Andreescu stated in recent hours.
Wuhan 
